RALEIGH, (SGRToday.com) - The former chairman of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg school board has been appointed to the state Board of Education. Eric Davis was elected to the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education in 2009 representing District 5, serving as chair of the Board from 2009-11. He is a senior vice president with Wells Fargo Corporate Real Estate Group.

"Eric Davis has a strong background in education oversight, having previously served as chair of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education and on the CMS Superintendent's Standards Review Committee," said Governor Pat McCrory in a statement. "We look forward to his work on the Board and the valuable insights he has gleaned from one of the state's largest school systems."

 Davis served as a combat engineer officer and Airborne Ranger in the U.S. Army. He graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point.

 He and his wife Adrienne have two children. Davis attended CMS schools growing up.

Once seated, Davis will serve an unexpired term ending March 31, 2021.