Revenue Secretary Lyons Gray Appointed To Utilities Commission PDF Print E-mail
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Thursday, 30 April 2015 05:28

RALEIGH, (SGRToday.com) - Revenue Secretary Lyons Gray will soon have a new position. On Wednesday Gov. Pat McCrory appointed him to the North Carolina Utilities Commission, saying Gray's experience in both the public and private sectors will be an asset.
 
The General Assembly must approve Gray's move. Until then, he will continue to serve at Revenue, where he's been since 2013. Prior to that job, he was Senior Advisor to the President of the University of North Carolina system.
 
Gray served from 1989 to 2002 in the North Carolina House of Representatives. During his tenure he served as Chairman of the House Finance Committee and Vice Chairman of the House Ethics Committee.
 
In the private sector, Gray owned Salem Systems, Inc. and Triangle Campers, Inc. both of Winston-Salem. He was also Vice President of Intercontinental Consultants Corporation and worked 12 years  for the  R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company.
 
In the non-profit arena, Gray was President and CEO of the Downtown Winston-Salem Partnership. He initiated a number of projects that have revitalized the downtown core.

 
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