Mr. Hughes was Chairman of the Board of Hughes Supply, Inc., a publicly-held business-to-business distributor of construction and industrial supplies, from 1986 until 2006, and served as Chief Executive Officer from 1974 until May 2003. Mr. Hughes is a member of the Board of Directors of Darden Restaurants, Inc. and SunTrust Banks, Inc., both of which are publicly-held companies, and also serves as a director of Hughes, Inc. He is a past director of Florida Tax Watch and the Trinity Preparatory School. He is also a member of The Florida Bar, the Florida Council of 100, and the Economic Development Commission of Mid-Florida. |