Governance

Gary W. Rollins has served as a Director of Rollins, Inc. since 1981, and as Chairman of the Board since 2020. He previously served as the Vice Chairman of the Company. Mr. Rollins is the former Chief Executive Officer of the Company, a role he held from 2001 to 2022. Mr. Rollins has extensive knowledge of the Company’s business and industry having started out as a technician with the Company and serving in various roles of increasing responsibility for over 56 years, all the way up to CEO. Under Mr. Rollins’ leadership as CEO over the past 20 years, the Company has experienced dramatic expansion that has significantly increased its value and global footprint. In 2020, Mr. Rollins was named one of Atlanta’s Most Admired CEOs by the Atlanta Business Chronicle. In 2021, he received the Crown Leadership Lifetime Achievement Award from Pest Control Technology and Syngenta for his decades of success supporting the industry. This award is determined by previous Crown Leadership Award recipients and is one of the most prestigious industry awards that is only given to those who have dedicated more than 25 years to advancing pest control.

Mr. Rollins has played an active role in upholding his strong family legacy of philanthropy. Under his guidance and passion for giving, Rollins’ employees have supported the United Way of Greater Atlanta since 1985. Over the course of our 41-year history with United Way, Rollins has raised over $21 million through employee donations and company matches that went to local communities in need. Mr. Rollins has been instrumental in instilling a culture of serving our community and has established Rollins as a community leader.

Mr. Rollins is currently a Director of Marine Products Corporation and RPC, Inc., roles he has held since 2001 and 1984, respectively. He previously served as the Non-Executive Chairman of both companies from 2020 to 2022. Mr. Rollins also previously served as a Director of Genuine Parts Company from 2005 to 2017. Mr. Rollins received a BS in Business Administration from the University of Tennessee.

Susan R. Bell has served as a Director of Rollins, Inc. since January 2021. Ms. Bell retired as partner from Ernst & Young LLP in 2020 after a 36-year career in public accounting. At Ernst & Young LLP, Ms. Bell served as both an audit and advisory partner, led the Southeast Risk Advisory practice and served as the Atlanta Office Managing Partner. Prior to working at Ernst & Young LLP, Ms. Bell started her career at Arthur Andersen LLP in 1984 where she served as an audit partner from 1996 to 2002.  Ms. Bell has extensive experience with accounting and auditing, internal controls over financial reporting, enterprise risk management, financial IT systems implementations and testing, mergers and acquisitions, dispositions, initial public debt and equity offerings and other securities offerings. 

Ms. Bell currently serves as a member of the Board of Directors of RPC, Inc., Marine Products Corporation and First Advantage Corporation, roles she has held since 2021, and also serves on the audit committees of those corporations and on the compensation committee of First Advantage Corporation. She also is audit committee chair for First Advantage Corporation.   Ms. Bell graduated summa cum laude from Mississippi State University with a Bachelor of Professional Accountancy and is a Certified Public Accountant in Georgia and Tennessee.

Donald P. Carson has served as a Director of Rollins, Inc. since 2021. Mr. Carson brings extensive financial and strategic experience to our Board of Directors. Mr. Carson is the founder of Don Carson Associates, LLC, and co-founder of The Ansley Capital Group, LLC, Ansley Securities LLC, and Cardez Hospitality Group, LLC. Mr. Carson previously served as President of RFA Management Company, LLC, an Atlanta-based family office, from 2019 to 2022, and previously from 2003 to 2013. Mr. Carson worked for many years in the investment and commercial banking industry, primarily for Wachovia Bank, N.A. from 1977 to 1997. During this time, he was head of the international banking and investment banking businesses. After leaving Wachovia, Mr. Carson became a partner of Paradigm Capital where he was employed from 1998 to 1999 and later co-founded The Ansley Capital Group, LLC and Ansley Securities, LLC, where he is a Managing Director. Mr. Carson currently serves as a director of LOR, Inc. and Rollins Holding Company, Inc., roles he has held since 2003. He also currently serves as a trustee of Beloit College and serves on the board of Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center. Mr. Carson is also a trustee of The Gary W. Rollins Foundation. He is a trustee of The Cook and Bynum Fund, a publicly traded mutual fund.

Mr. Carson appears on numerous recordings for Telarc and Deutsche Grammophon with Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Chorus. Four of these recordings have earned Grammys. He is a voting member of the The Recording Academy.  Mr. Carson received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Music Composition from Beloit College, and a Master of Business Administration in Finance from the University of Chicago. He also is a graduate of the Thunderbird School of Global Management of Arizona State University.

Jerry Gahlhoff Jr. has served as a Director of Rollins, Inc. since 2021. In 2022, Mr. Gahlhoff was elected by the Board of Directors to serve as Chief Executive Officer of the Company, effective January 1, 2023, in addition to his role as President, a role he has held since 2020. Mr. Gahlhoff also served as Chief Operating Officer of the Company from 2020 to 2022. Prior to that, Mr. Gahlhoff served as President of the Company’s Specialty Brands and Vice President of Human Resources from 2016 to 2020, and as a Division President from 2011 to 2016. Mr. Gahlhoff joined the Company as part of the HomeTeam acquisition in 2008.

Mr. Gahlhoff has been instrumental in driving the Company’s growth initiatives and has extensive knowledge of the Company’s business and industry having served in various roles of increasing responsibility at the Company for over 22 years. Mr. Gahlhoff received a Master of Science in Entomology from the University of Florida.

Patrick J. Gunning has served as a Director of Rollins, Inc. since January 2021. Mr. Gunning brings extensive risk oversight and financial and strategic experience to our Board of Directors. Mr. Gunning previously served as the Chief Financial Officer of the Robert W. Woodruff Arts Center, Inc., a non-profit organization, from November 2020 to June 2022. In June 2020, Mr. Gunning retired as a partner from Ernst & Young LLP, a role he held since May 2002, after a 39‑year career in public accounting. Mr. Gunning held multiple leadership roles at Ernst & Young LLP including Southeast Region Leader of the Financial Accounting Advisory Services practice, Southeast Area Industry Leader of the Retail and Consumer Products practice, and lead audit partner for numerous publicly traded and privately owned companies.

Prior to joining Ernst & Young LLP, Mr. Gunning worked at Arthur Andersen LLP from 1981 to 2002, where he served as a partner, lead audit partner for numerous publicly traded and privately owned companies, and Assurance Division Leader. Mr. Gunning currently serves on the Board of Directors of RPC, Inc. and Marine Products Corporation, roles he has held since 2021. Mr. Gunning received a Bachelor of Business Administration in Accountancy from the University of Notre Dame.

P. Russell Hardin has served as a Director of Rollins, Inc. since April 2023. He currently serves as the President of the Robert W. Woodruff Foundation, Joseph B. Whitehead Foundation, Lettie Pate Evans Foundation and Lettie Pate Whitehead Foundation, roles he has held since 2006. Mr. Hardin joined the Foundations’ staff in 1988 and became President in 2006. Previously, Mr. Hardin practiced law with the Atlanta firm of King & Spalding from 1982 to 1987. Mr. Hardin serves as lead independent trustee of Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company, where he has served as a trustee since 2011, and currently serves as a director of Genuine Parts Company, a role he has held since 2017. He also serves as a director on the Truist Atlanta Advisory Council and The Commerce Club in Atlanta.

Mr. Hardin offers the Board extensive experience in the areas of finance, management, strategic planning, philanthropy, governance, and law. Mr. Hardin received his Bachelor of Arts degree with high distinction from the University of Virginia in 1979, and a Juris Doctorate degree with honors from Duke University School of Law in 1982.

Dale E. Jones has served as Chief Executive Officer of Magna Vista Partners, a global leadership consulting firm, since September 2022. He has also served as a senior advisor to Diversified Search Group, an executive search firm, since January 2022, where he previously served as President and Chief Executive Officer from January 2015 to December 2021 and as President from October 2013 to January 2015. Prior to that, Mr. Jones served as Vice Chairman and partner of the CEO and Board Practice in the Americas at Heidrick & Struggles from 2009 to 2013. From 2007 to 2009, he served as Chief Executive Officer of PlayPumps International and as Executive Vice President of Revolution LLC, a venture capital firm that funded a philanthropic initiative to provide clean drinking water to Africa. Mr. Jones held several executive leadership positions at Heidrick & Struggles from 1999 to 2007.

Mr. Jones has served on the boards of directors of Chick-fil-A, Inc., a fast food restaurant chain, since January 2021, and of Outset Medical, Inc., a medical technology company, since 2022. Previously, he served on the boards of directors of Northwestern Mutual, a financial services company, from 2007 to May 2022, of Kohl’s Corporation, an omnichannel retailer, from 2008 to 2016, and of Hughes Supply from 2003 to 2006 (prior to its acquisition by The Home Depot). He also has served on the Advisory Board of Crider Foods since 2023. Mr. Jones has extensive knowledge and experience with business strategy, board issues and corporate governance, and human capital. Mr. Jones holds a B.A. from Morehouse College.

Gregory B. Morrison has served as a Director of Rollins, Inc. since 2021. He is the former Senior Vice President and Corporate Chief Information Officer for Cox Enterprises, Inc., a role he held from February 2002 until his retirement in January 2020. During his 18 years at Cox, Mr. Morrison was responsible for providing corporate strategic planning, policy development and management of all information technology systems and overseeing cybersecurity matters. Prior to his role at Cox, Mr. Morrison served as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of RealEstate.com in 2000 and held various information and technology leadership roles at Prudential Financial from 1989 to 2002. 

Mr. Morrison has extensive knowledge and expertise with cybersecurity, large-scale business transformations and the development of key technological advances that help improve manual business processes. Mr. Morrison was named among the industry’s top performing Chief Information Officers who have shown unparalleled leadership to drive innovation and transformation in businesses.  Mr. Morrison also serves on the board of directors of Veritex Holdings, a role he has held since 2016. In addition, he has served as Chairman of the Clark Atlanta University Board of Trustees since 2004.  Mr. Morrison was a commissioned officer in the US Army from 1982 to 1989. Mr. Morrison received a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics and Physics from South Carolina State University, and a Master of Science in Industrial Engineering from Northwestern University.

Pam R. Rollins is the granddaughter of O. Wayne Rollins, the founder of Rollins, Inc., and is a 3rd generation member of a 5th generation family.  Ms. Rollins worked as a real estate manager under her grandfather’s direction and guidance from 1979 to 1984, after which, she focused on raising her two children, Michael and Margaret. Upon returning to the workforce, Ms. Rollins was employed with the Orkin Exterminating Company in customer service for 10 years. 

Ms. Rollins is currently a Director the Marine Products Corporation and RPC, Inc. as well as a Director and Officer of LOR, Inc. and the Rollins Holding Company.  Ms. Rollins has served as a Director of Rollins, Inc. since 2015 and has extensive knowledge of the Company’s business and industry. 

Ms. Rollins serves as a Trustee on the boards of the O. Wayne Rollins Foundation, the Ma-Ran Foundation, the Rollins Child Development Center and Young Harris College. Ms. Rollins holds a B.A. Degree from Stephens College with a major in Family and Community Studies.

Louise S. Sams has served as a Director of Rollins since 2022. She previously served as the Executive Vice President and General Counsel of Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. (“Turner”), a television and media conglomerate, from 2000 until September 2019. As General Counsel, Ms. Sams oversaw legal work relating to all of the business activities of Turner and its subsidiaries worldwide. Ms. Sams managed a global legal department overseeing licensing, clearance and production of content for the Turner television networks and related media services, the sale and distribution of those networks, protection of intellectual property, employment matters, litigation, and transactional work, such as acquisitions and joint ventures.

Ms. Sams also served as President, Turner Broadcasting System International, Inc. from September 2003 until May 2012. Ms. Sams has extensive experience related to technology, information security, use of data and consumer privacy, as well as enterprise-wide risk management. In Ms. Sams’ role as President, Turner Broadcasting System International, Inc., Ms. Sams was responsible for production, distribution and ad sales relating to all kids and entertainment television networks and media services offered by Turner outside of the U.S. and Canada, distribution and commercial operations of CNN’s international services, and Turner’s international joint ventures. Prior to joining Turner in 1993 as a corporate attorney, Ms. Sams was an associate at White & Case, specializing in mergers and acquisitions.

Ms. Sams currently serves as a member of the Board of Directors of CoStar Group and Loop Industries, positions she has held since December 2019 and April 2021, respectively. Ms. Sams serves on the Audit Committee of Costar and the Audit and Compensation and Governance Committees of Loop Industries. Ms. Sams currently serves on the following non-profit boards: Princeton University, where she is Chair of the Board of Trustees and Chair of the Executive Committee, Board Development Committee and Compensation Committee; High Museum of Art in Atlanta; Woodruff Arts Center; The Westminster Schools; and Meals on Wheels, Atlanta, where she chairs the Development Committee. Ms. Sams received a J.D. from the University of Virginia School of Law, and a B.A. from Princeton University, where she graduated magna cum laude.

John F. Wilson has served as a Director of Rollins, Inc. since 2013, and as Vice Chairman of the Company since 2020. Mr. Wilson has extensive knowledge of the Company’s business and industry having served in various roles of increasing responsibility at the Company for over 26 years. He previously served as Vice President of the Company from 2011 to 2013, President and Chief Operating Officer of the Company from 2013 to 2020, and as President of Orkin, LLC from 2009 to 2013. Prior to these executive roles with the Company, Mr. Wilson held roles at the Company as sales inspector, branch manager, Central Commercial Region Manager, Atlantic Division Vice President, and President of the Southeast Division.

Mr. Wilson currently serves as a member of the Board of Directors of RPC, Inc. and Marine Products Corporation, positions he has held since April 2022.