Butler Mullins has joined the Greenville Tech Foundation as Foundation Manager, responsible for Foundation operations and coordination of business matters with the college.
Mullins comes to Greenville Technical College with extensive experience in management, trade show and event production, and community leadership. He most recently served as COO and Principal with Swamp Fox/InnoVenture, producing and managing the annual InnoVenture conference, a two-day innovation event, and InnoMobility, an annual conference addressing the global transformation of mobility.
From 1972 to 2005, Mullins was employed by Textile Hall Corporation. Beginning as a management trainee, he later served as an assistant secretary, vice president and secretary, executive vice president and secretary, and eventually as general manager of Palmetto Expo Center and president of Textile Hall Corporation. In this capstone capacity he served as Director of the American Textile Machinery Exhibition-International, Greenville’s international textile exhibition.
Mullins earned a bachelor's degree from Wofford College and is a graduate of Leadership Greenville. He has been active with United Way of Greenville County, the Greenville Convention and Visitors Bureau, the Better Business Bureau, and the Community Planning Council. He has twice been named one of the community’s 50 most influential people by Greenville Business Magazine.
"We are pleased to welcome Butler Mullins to the Greenville Tech Foundation staff," said Bob Howard, the organization's president. "With his extensive experience in management and leadership, Butler's knowledge will allow the Foundation to embark on a number of new initiatives."