For immediate release: January 13, 2025
BIRMINGHAM, Ala.—The Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta announces the appointment of Larry E. Lewis Jr. by the Board of Governors and Michael D. Ross by the Atlanta board of directors to the Birmingham Branch board of directors. Both will serve three-year terms ending December 31, 2027.
Lewis is president of PROJECTXYZ Inc. in Huntsville, Alabama, and a graduate of the University of Alabama. Ross is president and chief executive officer of CB&S Bank in Russellville, Alabama, and a graduate of the University of Alabama.
Additionally, Michelle Lewis has been reappointed by the Atlanta board of directors to a three-year term ending December 31, 2027. Lewis is chief financial officer of AAA Cooper Transportation in Dothan, Alabama, and a graduate of Troy University.
The remaining directors of the Atlanta Fed’s Birmingham Branch include:
- Randall P. Breaux (chair), group president of Genuine Parts Company in Birmingham (term expiring December 31, 2025),
- Samuel Addy, associate dean for economic development outreach at the Culverhouse College of Business and senior research economist at the Center for Business and Economic Research at the University of Alabama (term expiring December 31, 2026), and
- Hafiz Chandiwala, executive vice president and chief administrative officer of Coca Cola Bottling Company United Inc. in Birmingham (term expiring December 31, 2026).
Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta branch directors provide economic information from their industries and the branch territory to the district Bank’s president and head office directors, who use the information in discussing monetary policy options and making discount rate recommendations. The Board of Governors appoints three of the Birmingham Branch directors, and the Atlanta head office directors appoint four.
About the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
The Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta serves the Sixth Federal Reserve District, which encompasses Alabama, Florida, Georgia, and sections of Louisiana, Mississippi, and Tennessee. As part of the nation’s central banking system, the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta participates in setting national monetary policy, supervises numerous commercial banks, and provides a variety of financial services to depository institutions and the US government.
