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'''W.G. Champion Mitchell''' is currently working in the board of directors at [[41st parameter]]<ref>[http://www.the41.com/board.asp#champion 41st parameter - Team]</ref>. He was the Chairman and CEO of [[Network Solutions]].  Champ joined Network Solutions in 2001, and spearheaded the company's buyout and separation from VeriSign in November 2003.
'''W.G. Champion Mitchell''' ('''Champ''') is a member of the board of directors at Argan Inc, 41st Parameter, Research Triangle Institute, and the UNC Board of Governors.<ref>[http://www.the41.com/board.asp#champion 41st parameter - Team]</ref> Until June 2008, Mitchell was the Chairman and CEO of [[Network Solutions]].<ref>[http://people.forbes.com/profile/w-g-champion-mitchell/7199 W.G. Champion Mitchell - Forbes profile]</ref> He joined Network Solutions in 2001 and spearheaded the company's buyout and separation from [[Verisign]] in November 2003.<ref>[http://www.the41.com/board.asp#champion 41st parameter - Team]</ref>


==Past Work==
==Past Work==


Before becoming Chairman and CEO of [[Network Solutions]] he held senior positions at VeriSign, and from 1997-2000 he founded, managed and later sold two successful start-up companies specializing in VoIP. Earlier in his career, Champ was executive vice president and COO of R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co., where he played an integral role in the largest leveraged buyout in history - the company's buyout by KKR.  Prior to this, Champ served as a lawyer and partner with Womble, Carlyle, Sandridge and Rice in Winston-Salem, N.C.<ref>[http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/person.asp?personId=4110656&privcapId=20875190&previousCapId=20875190&previousTitle=The%2041st%20Parameter%20Inc. W. G. Champion Mitchell]</ref><ref>[http://people.forbes.com/profile/w-g-champion-mitchell/7199 W.G. Champion Mitchell - Forbes profile]</ref>
Before becoming Chairman and CEO of [[Network Solutions]], Champ served as VeriSign's Executive Vice President, and before that, General Manager of its Mass Markets Division. From 1997-2000 he founded, managed, and later sold two successful start-up companies specializing in [[VoIP]].<ref>[http://www.the41.com/board.asp#champion 41st parameter - Team]</ref> Earlier in his career, Champ was Executive Vice President and COO of R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co., where he played an integral role in the largest leveraged buyout in history - the company's buyout by KKR.  Prior to this, Champ served as a lawyer and partner with Womble, Carlyle, Sandridge and Rice in Winston-Salem, N.C.<ref>[http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/person.asp?personId=4110656&privcapId=20875190&previousCapId=20875190&previousTitle=The%2041st%20Parameter%20Inc. W. G. Champion Mitchell - Business Week profile]</ref><ref>[http://people.forbes.com/profile/w-g-champion-mitchell/7199 W.G. Champion Mitchell - Forbes profile]</ref>


==Education==
==Education==


Champ received his juris doctor with highest honors from the University of North Carolina and his undergraduate degree from the University of North Carolina.
Champ received his juris doctor with the highest honors from the University of North Carolina and his undergraduate degree from the University of North Carolina.


==References==
==References==
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W.G. Champion Mitchell (Champ) is a member of the board of directors at Argan Inc, 41st Parameter, Research Triangle Institute, and the UNC Board of Governors.[1] Until June 2008, Mitchell was the Chairman and CEO of Network Solutions.[2] He joined Network Solutions in 2001 and spearheaded the company's buyout and separation from Verisign in November 2003.[3]

Past Work

Before becoming Chairman and CEO of Network Solutions, Champ served as VeriSign's Executive Vice President, and before that, General Manager of its Mass Markets Division. From 1997-2000 he founded, managed, and later sold two successful start-up companies specializing in VoIP.[4] Earlier in his career, Champ was Executive Vice President and COO of R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co., where he played an integral role in the largest leveraged buyout in history - the company's buyout by KKR. Prior to this, Champ served as a lawyer and partner with Womble, Carlyle, Sandridge and Rice in Winston-Salem, N.C.[5][6]

Education

Champ received his juris doctor with the highest honors from the University of North Carolina and his undergraduate degree from the University of North Carolina.

References