Hala Moddelmog, the first woman to serve as CEO of the Metro Atlanta Chamber in its 160-year history, plans to step down after six years at the helm, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution has learned.
Under Moddelmog, the influential business association confronted thorny social issues such as religious liberty legislation, helped rally lawmakers for new funding to address traffic congestion and transit and invested in attracting and retaining young and diverse professionals and startups. The chamber, whose members include Coca-Cola, Delta Air Lines, Home Depot and other major companies, shapes a legislative agenda that affects virtually every person in metro Atlanta.
“There’s a time for new blood to come in, a younger generation,” Moddelmog told the AJC in an exclusive interview. “I like this idea that the next generation gets ingrained in the business community.”
Moddelmog is a former president of Church’s Chicken and Arby’s and former CEO of the breast cancer charity Susan G. Komen for the Cure. Moddelmog joined the chamber as president and CEO in January 2014 and will continue to serve in that role until a successor is named.
Cousins Properties Chairman Larry Gellerstedt will lead a CEO search, including internal and external candidates. The region is enjoying record low unemployment and sustained job growth, but the chamber’s new leader also will be tasked with tackling issues surrounding income inequality, workforce development and the eventual economic slowdown.
Moddelmog said she plans to continue serving on the boards of publicly traded companies, and she may take on board and consulting roles with other businesses. In her next chapter, she said she wants to address issues contributing to the economic immobility that is holding back the region.
“I’d like to work on one thing in the community and go pretty deep on it,” she said. “Not just joining a board or writing a check. Everybody knows a lot of the issues in Atlanta around economic mobility and the things that keep us from being all that we can be.”
In her tenure, the chamber helped recruit the North American headquarters of Mercedes-Benz to Sandy Springs, the corporate headquarters of Norfolk Southern and major expansions by Honeywell, BlackRock, Starbucks and Pandora.
The chamber also invested in helping existing companies expand and nurturing startups, seeing these two segments as a way to grow jobs and investment. The chamber launched Project Plato, a program to expand inclusive innovation and funding for companies founded by women and people of color.
The chamber also launched its ChooseATL campaign to recruit talented young professionals — first millennials and then Gen-Z — to start their careers and companies in metro Atlanta, leveraging the region’s entertainment, arts, food and culture.
“Throughout her tenure at the Metro Atlanta Chamber, Hala has demonstrated strong, highly effective leadership and governed with integrity,” Gov. Brian Kemp said in a statement. “She has been a truly invaluable asset to the Metro Chamber and built deep relationships with stakeholders from every walk of life across Georgia. Marty, the girls, and I thank her for her hard work and send her our very best as she moves into this exciting new chapter of life.”
This is a developing story. Return to ajc.com for updates.
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