NEW TRUSTEES at Hampden-Sydney

Thomas C. G. Coyle, Jr. ’79

CHARLOTTE, NC

Partner, Childress Klein

Tom Coyle is a partner in the Charlotte Office Division of Childress Klein, a privately held, full-service commercial real estate development company. Tom served as head of the division for 24 years before stepping down in 2016. He also helped found CK’s multi-family division in 2011. After 36 years at CK, he retired in 2022. Active in education, Tom serves on the board for Childcare Resources, Inc. and is a member of the Visiting Committee at the West Virginia University College of Law. He also remains active at Brookstone Schools of Mecklenburg County, a non-profit, K-8 school located in uptown Charlotte that currently serves over 200 under-resourced children. The school’s mission is to help break the cycle of poverty by providing students with a strong educational and spiritual foundation. Tom was born in Charleston, West Virginia, and earned a B.A. from Hampden-Sydney College in 1979 and a J.D. from West Virginia University in 1982. Tom is married to Jane T. Coyle and has three children and four grandchildren.

Ivan A. Schlager

WASHINGTON, D.C.

International Trade and National Security Partner, Kirkland & Ellis LLP

A 1987 graduate of Georgetown University Law Center, Ivan provides counsel on structuring, negotiating, and documenting transactions to address regulatory issues, including approval by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS). Ivan has significant experience navigating national security reviews and negotiating complex mitigation agreements. In 2021 and 2022, Chambers Global assigned Ivan a Band 1 rating in International Trade: CFIUS Experts (USA). Ivan has repeatedly been recognized as a leading lawyer in his field. In 2016, Ivan was honored as the Transatlantic Lawyer of the Year: Regulatory at the second annual American Lawyer Transatlantic Legal Awards. He also has received a Burton Award for legal writing; was named by The Washingtonian as a leading lawyer for national security; and is selected for inclusion in Chambers Global, Chambers USA, The Legal 500 U.S., The Best Lawyers in America, and Lawdragon 500 Leading Lawyers in America.

Rodney C. Pitts

CHARLOTTE, NC

Chairman, Southern Elevator Group, Inc.

Rodney Pitts purchased Southern Elevator in 1991, elevating the company to the leading regional elevator company in the Carolinas and Virginia, providing service, repair, and modernization of all makes and models of elevators. Prior to moving back to Charlotte and purchasing Southern Elevator, Mr. Pitts gained a wealth of experience at the private equity firm, AEA Investors in New York. He has degrees from Duke University, the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business, and the University of Louvain in Belgium. He has served as board member and/or president of the Charlotte Economics Club, Charlotte Country Day School, Duke University Alumni Association, and Duke University Board. Mr. Pitts currently serves on the Federal Reserve Industrial Council for the Richmond Federal Reserve Bank. He is currently on the board of the John Locke Foundation and on the investment committee of Charlotte Country Day School. Rodney and his wife, Elizabeth, have two children, Betsy Bryan and Carson ’15