Stanley Davis Phillips

Stanley Davis Phillips
United States Ambassador to Estonia
In office
April 16, 2007 – January 16, 2009
PresidentGeorge W. Bush
Preceded byAldona Wos
Succeeded byMichael C. Polt
Personal details
Born(1942-05-11)May 11, 1942
High Point, North Carolina, U.S.
DiedNovember 20, 2022(2022-11-20) (aged 80)
RelativesPierre Yared (son-in-law)
EducationUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Stanley Davis “Dave” Phillips (May 11, 1942 – November 20, 2022) was the chairman and chief executive officer of Phillips Industries, Inc. and was a political appointee as U.S. Ambassador to Estonia from 2007 until 2009.

Biography

Phillips attended Choate Rosemary Hall and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he joined the Beta chapter of Delta Kappa Epsilon. Choate awarded him the 2010 Choate Seal Prize.

Business career

Phillips was the founding chairman of Phillips Factors Corp., a financial services firm which merged with BB&T Corp., founder of Phillips Mills (merged with Culp Inc.) and a founding partner of the Market Square Partnership, which merged with Vornado Realty Trust.

References

  1. ↑ "Stanley Phillips Obituary (1942 - 2022) - Legacy Remembers". Legacy.com.
  2. 1 2 "Stanley Davis (Dave) Phillips". Archive. US Department of State. April 18, 2007. Retrieved June 7, 2021.
  3. ↑ "Stanley Davis (Dave) Phillips". Council of American Ambassadors. Retrieved June 7, 2021.
  4. ↑ "Stanley Davis Phillips (1942–)". Office of the Historian. US Department of State. Retrieved June 7, 2021.
  5. 1 2 "Furniture Industry Veteran Dave Phillips Receives Prestigious Seal Prize". Furniture World Magazine. June 24, 2010. Retrieved June 7, 2021.