Cotton Council president for 2012 named
US cotton producer James L. “Jimmy” Webb will serve as the 2012 president of Cotton Council International (CCI). CCI is the National Cotton Council’s (NCC) export promotions arm and carries out programs in more than 50 countries globally under the COTTON USA trademark.
Mr Webb, who moves up from CCI first vice president, was elected in Fort Worth, Texas, at CCI’s board meeting. He succeeds John D. Mitchell, who becomes CCI board chairman.
Mr Webb began working for his uncle, Bob McLendon, on the farm in 1980 after his father passed away, and made his first crop in 1986 after returning from the University of Georgia with a B.S. in Agriculture. He worked beside his uncle until 1994 when he farmed for the first time on his own. He has been active in the NCC, and among his current positions are chairman of its Conservation Task Force and member of its Environmental Task Force and Vision 21 Stakeholder Committees. He also participated in the NCC’s Cotton Leadership and Producer Information Exchange programs. He also has been active in the Georgia Cotton Commission, Cotton Incorporated and the Southern Cotton Growers.
