Chamber appoints new chairman

William Edward Russell II of Atlanta has been named chairman of the board of the Greater North Fulton Chamber of Commerce. Russell becomes the Chamber’s 40th chairman, and succeeds Andy Macke of Comcast Cable Communications.

Russell is a member of the Chairman’s Circle and has served as chairman of both the Government Relations Committee and the Water/Drought Committee. In 2008, he was named a finalist for the Chamber's Small Business Person of the Year award.

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