Employee Spotlight

My name is Burton Sumner, I have been Controller for the Heritage Golf Collection on Hilton Head Island since May 2015. Born in the Republic of Panama, I moved to Hilton Head Island in 1985. Graduated from Hilton Head High School and then from the University of South Carolina, earning a degree in Business Administration with a focus in Accounting.

I’ve been happily married for 26 years and have 2 grown children and 2 grandchildren. Accounting is my thing, been doing it for 24 years across 3 industries: Agriculture, Insurance & Golf. From 1997 to 2000, I was General Manager of Hacienda Zamorano, a 300-acre banana plantation in Ecuador, South America. From 2000 to 2005, I was Assistant Controller for Coastal Plains Insurance, a family-owned insurance agency here in Hilton Head, SC. From 2005 to 2015, I was Accounting & Operations Leader for Brown & Brown Insurance , a publicly-traded insurance agency headquartered in Daytona Beach, FL. And from 2015 to the present, I’ve been here at Heritage Golf with you fine folks.

In my spare time, my wife and I enjoy spending time with our 2 young grandchildren who live in Florida. I also enjoy surfing around the world and I will soon be learning how to fly! It’s been my life-long dream to obtain a private pilot license. That way my wife and I can get down to Florida that much quicker and spend more quality time with our beautiful grandchildren!