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                                                     L e a v i t t    B.   A h r e n s, J r. ( Buzz )
 
Chairman, Cherokee County Board of Commissioners
1130 Bluffs Parkway
Canton, Georgia 30114
(678) 493-6001 / Fax (678) 493-6013
(678) 360-8368 cell          Email: lbahrens@cherokeega.com
 
Commission Chairman, L.B. Ahrens, Jr. began his first term on the Cherokee County Board of Commissioners January 01, 2007. He was re-elected in Nov 2010, ‘unopposed’, and began a second term on January 01, 2011.
 
Chairman Ahrens sits on several community boards/organizations in the County, as well as in Metro Atlanta:
 
  • Board Member: Vice Chair / Cherokee County Water & Sewer Authority
  • Board Member: Cherokee County Board of Health
  • Board Member:  Vice Chair of the Atlanta Regional Commission (ARC): Executive Committee; Transportation & Air Quality Committee; Regional Transit Committee
  • Board Member:  Metro North Georgia Water Planning District
  • Board Member: Metro Atlanta Arts and Culture Coalition (MAACC)
  • Chairman, ACCG - Pension Board of Trustees
  • Board Member: ACCG [Association County Commissioners Georgia] Board of Managers
  • Regular Attendance: Cherokee County Airport Authority; Development Authority of Cherokee County.
 
Prior to his election, Mr. Ahrens was an executive with extensive background in the global marketplace providing P & L leadership, brand-building, and strategic direction within the consumer products industry. This included start-ups as well as large operating companies. During his 30-plus year career, he and his family lived in Brazil, Hong Kong, and Europe for about 15 years.  Mr. Ahrens worked for such well-known organizations as:
                                      
  • Senior Vice President International and corporate officer reporting to Chairman and CEO of Rubbermaid, Inc. Wooster, Ohio. Global Volume base grew 70%. Retired in April 1999 following merger with Newell Company. Well-known brands = Rubbermaid, Little Tikes, Graco, Century.
 
  • VF Corporation - Greensboro, North Carolina. President of Europe Jeanswear, President of Asia-Pacific. Well-known apparel brands = LEE jeans, Wrangler, JanSport, Vanity Fair, The North Face, Nautica
Chairman Ahrens graduated from Yale University with a Bachelor of Arts in 1965. He is a graduate of the Thunderbird Graduate School of International Management, and The George Washington University in Washington, DC earning his Masters of Business Administration in International Business ( MBA ) in 1970.                             
                                    
Chairman Ahrens served as an officer in the United States Navy ( 1966-1970 ), and was awarded the Joint Service Commendation Medal [ JSCM ]
 
Married to Joan for 47 years:  four children, four grandchildren
 
The Ahrens live on a small horse farm and are active in tennis, horseback riding, and golf. The Chairman played collegiate and club level lacrosse for 37 years, and rugby for 15 years, including as a member of the Brazilian National team.
 
Update: June 13, 2011
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