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PARTNERS BACKGROUND
The President of The Petit Group, “Pete” Petit, received his bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering and Master of Science degree in Engineering Mechanics from Georgia Institute of Technology. He received his MBA degree in Finance from Georgia State University in 1973.
In 1970, Mr. Petit founded Healthdyne, an internationally based healthcare company that manufactured high technology healthcare devices, provided healthcare information systems and technology, and provided healthcare services and disease management. The Healthdyne related companies grew to annual revenues in excess of $1 billion. In order to increase shareholder value, Healthdyne was split into three publicly traded companies through spinouts to shareholders in 1995. Mr. Petit served as Chairman, President and CEO of the various companies at times from 1970 to 2008.
Mr. Petit served on the Board of Directors of Atlantic Southeast Airlines for 16 years until it was acquired by Delta Airlines and also the Norrell Corporation, a temporary services organization which was acquired by Spherion Corporation. He currently serves on the Board of Directors of Intelligent Systems, a high technology incubator, and MiMedx Group, a biomaterials orthopedic company and on the Board of Trustees of the National Health Museum, a science based institution-inspiring American to live healthier lives.
Mr. Petit has been a member of the Board of Directors of the Georgia Research Alliance, which is chartered by the state of Georgia to promote high technology and scientific development in the state, and the Atlanta Chamber of Commerce. He was a 1994 inductee into the Technology Hall of Fame of Georgia.
Mr. Petit funded a professorial chair for “Engineering in Medicine” at Georgia Tech in 1986. In 1995, he endowed the Petit Institute for Bioengineering and Biosciences at Georgia Tech. In 2001, he helped fund the Biotechnology building at Georgia Tech which has his name. Also, in 2004 he assisted with the funding of the Science Center building at Georgia State University which also has his name. In 2007, he was inducted into the Georgia State Business School Hall of Fame.
Relative to William W. Petit’s experience, he is an Air Force pilot and flight instructor, and the President and founder of Tactical Flight Services (www.tfs2.com), a rapidly growing provider of flight testing services domestically and internationally to companies such as Lockheed, Rockwell Collins, and L-3 Aerospace. Bill Petit earned an Aerospace Engineering degree from Auburn University and an MBA degree in finance.
Todd J. Campbell has focused primarily on real estate investing and portfolio management. He founded a real estate management company in Destin, Florida. He has a business degree from the University of Kentucky and also an MBA degree.
Meredith Martin is a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and Carl Martin is a graduate of Southern Polytechnic Institute in mechanical engineering. They are both currently focused in real estate investments.
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