BOARD OF ADVISORS
JOHN BARTON
TC BOILER INC.
Barton is CEO of TC Boiler Inc., an industrial contracting company located in Mobile. He has a background in real estate investment trusts and private equity and previously worked as a Level 1 certified financial advisor commodities broker at Morgan Stanley with Series 7, 66, 63 and 31 licenses. He is also a licensed real estate broker in five states and the owner of Avington Realty. Barton, a general contractor in Alabama, Mississippi, Florida and Louisiana, is a member of Partners for Environmental Progress and 3 Circle Church. He earned a bachelor’s degree in finance at The University of Alabama.
STEPHEN LIM
ST ENGINEERING NORTH AMERICA Lim is chief operating officer of ST Engineering North America, as well as president of ST Engineering Aerospace America Inc., the aerospace division of ST Engineering North America. Lim earned a degree in aerospace engineering from RMIT University in Melbourne, Australia. He obtained a graduate finance certificate from the Southern Methodist University Cox School of Business and completed the executive development program at The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. Lim also holds an airframe and powerplant certificate from the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration.
KATE LUCE ALABAMA EXPORT RAILROAD AND MISSISSIPPI EXPORT RAILROAD Luce is president and CEO of Alabama Export Railroad and Mississippi Export Railroad. Her career includes additional experience with General Electric Transportation and Bain & Co. Luce earned a bachelor’s degree in supply chain management from Auburn University and a master’s degree in business administration from Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business. She is a recipient of the Keohane Leadership Award for exceptional leadership and currently serves on the board of visitors at Duke’s Fuqua School, the board of directors of the North American Shippers Association and the board of governors at the Mississippi Economic Council. Mississippi Export Railroad is a Partners For Growth investor. 42 MAY 2021
