Leadership Team
Southpoint Solutions is owned and managed by seasoned entrepreneurs with Fortune 500 management experience who understand the real challenges you face - both as a supplier and as a customer. We have decades of combined experience in operations, manufacturing, distribution, sales, service, and financial management.
JEFF HICKMAN
Co-Founder and President
Jeff co-founded Southpoint Solutions in 2003 along with Jack Marks and is responsible for company leadership and operations. Prior to this Jeff was general manager for Mettler-Toledo’s (NYSE: MTD) Florida operations. In this role, Jeff was responsible for a $26 million business unit with over 100 employees and was subsequently promoted to national distribution manager for US Retail Operations, overseeing 70 independent dealer companies across the country. Before this, Jeff was District Manager for DukeSolutions, where he led the business development efforts of this energy services arm of $20 billion energy and utility company Duke Energy (NYSE:DUK).
Jeff began his career of over 20 years in the energy and building technologies industries with Johnson Controls (NYSE: JCI) as a sales engineer. At Johnson Controls, Jeff held various leadership positions in sales and operations management, winning national recognition as a consistent top performer. Jeff received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Industrial Engineering from the University of Tennessee with additional coursework in the MBA program at the University of North Carolina in Charlotte.
JACK MARKS
Co-Founder
Jack co-founded Southpoint Solutions in 2003 along with Jeff Hickman and currently provides general management support and oversight. Prior to this Jack founded Carolina Fluid Components, Inc. in 1978, a distributor of hydraulic, pneumatic and automation products. In 1998 Mr. Marks sold the company to the Hillman Company and remained on as CEO for several years. Before this Jack worked with Cross Sales and Engineering Company as Greenville, SC Branch Manager. While at Cross he opened branch offices in Charleston S.C., Knoxville TN. and Atlanta GA and was appointed Vice President. He also worked with Mead Fluid Dynamics, a division of Stanray Corporation as Manager of Marketing and Advertising and later served as Regional Sales Manager.
Jack received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Mechanical Engineering from Marquette University. After which he joined the U.S. Marine Corps for three years, that included a year in Vietnam serving as a Captain in charge of a construction company. He then earned his Master of Business Administration Degree from the University of Illinois.
DON CLARK
Vice President
Don joined Southpoint Solutions in 2008 and is responsible for business development. Prior to joining Southpoint Solutions, Don worked at Constellation Energy Projects & Services Group, Inc. (NYSE: CEG) as vice president of business development. At Constellation, Don lead a significant expansion strategy for the energy services arm of this $10B energy company.
Additional experiences in Don's 20+ years in the energy and building technologies industries have included founder and president of a startup company, and as an executive with Johnson Controls, Inc. (NYSE:JCI) holding positions as Regional Sales Manager, Regional Service Manager, Branch Manager and initially as a Sales Engineer. Don received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Electrical Engineering from North Carolina State University and has additional management certifications in finance from the University of Virginia.
Southpoint Solutions has an extensive and growing sales force and dealer network which enables us to deliver our products and services across the Southeast in a cost-effective manner while maintaining consistent quality and pricing for all clients.
