George C. Thornton Biography Information

George Thornton has served at Chief Executive Officer of the National Wild Turkey Federation since June 2008. The NWTF is a nationally renowned non-profit conservation organization that has a twofold mission of conserving the wild turkey and preserving our hunting heritage. During Thornton's tenure, the Federation has put an emphasis on funding on-the-ground projects that benefit wild turkeys and numerous other upland species, as well as fighting for and preserving our hunting heritage.

Previously, he served as President and CEO of Agriliance from July 2001 through August 2007. He has also held various sales, product management, financial and general management positions with American Cyanamid, Cyanamid de Central America, Cyanamid de Mexico, ICI Americas, ICI Australia PLC, Griffin / Dupont LLC and AgWeb.Com.

Under Thornton's leadership, Agriliance became the largest Agricultural products distributor in North America with $4.1 billion in annual revenue. Agriliance served farmers and ranchers and agricultural retailers throughout NAFTA by providing high quality crop nutrients, crop protection products, seed and equipment to its customers.

In leading Agriliance, Thornton focused on improving the company's customer focus, profitability and communication. He was particularly passionate about leveraging the company's economies of scale, and in achieving world class supply chain knowledge, product access and cost management.

In 2006, Thornton was named agribusiness leader of the year by the National Agricultural Marketing Association.

Thornton has served on many civic and industry boards. He currently serves on the board of the Foundation for Public Schools in Edgefield County and the CEO Board of TriArtisan Partners, a New York-based investment bank.

He was raised in Georgia, and holds a bachelor's degree from the University of Georgia and an MBA from Fairleigh Dickinson University. He currently resides with his wife, Beth, in Edgefield, S.C. They also maintain residences in Atlanta, Ga., and at Creekside Farm, in Elberton, Ga.

Contact information:
Office: (803) 637-7605
Cell: (651) 402-5351
gcthornton@nwtf.net