Billy Payne
William Porter Payne (born October 13, 1947) is the former chairman of Augusta National Golf Club, having served in that position from 2006 to 2017 and overseeing the introduction of the first women to the club's membership rolls.
Billy Payne Olympic Order | |
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Payne in 1994 | |
| Chairman of Augusta National Golf Club | |
| In office October 16, 2006 – October 15, 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Hootie Johnson |
| Succeeded by | Fred Ridley |
| President and CEO of the Atlanta Committee for the Olympic Games | |
| In office August 9, 1992 – August 4, 1996 | |
| IOC President | Juan Antonio Samaranch |
| Preceded by | Pasqual Maragall |
| Succeeded by | John Iliffe |
| Chair of the Atlanta Committee for the Olympic Games | |
| In office 1991–1996 | |
| Preceded by | Committee established |
| Succeeded by | Position dissolved |
| Personal details | |
| Born | William Porter Payne October 13, 1947 Athens, Georgia, U.S. |
| Alma mater | University of Georgia (BA, JD) |
He was Managing Director of Gleacher & Company, Vice Chairman of Bank of America, Vice Chairman of Premiere Global Services, Inc., Vice Chairman of WebMD, and a member of the Board of Directors of Lincoln National Corporation and Cousins Properties. He is chairman of Centennial Holding Company, an Atlanta-based real estate investment concern.
Through the late 1980s and early 1990s, Payne was a leading advocate for bringing the Olympic Games to Atlanta and, in 1996, he was named president and chief executive officer of the Atlanta Committee for the Olympic Games (ACOG).