CU elects Richardson to serve as Trustee

Charlotte business leader Mark Richardson, a class of 1983 alumnus who played on Clemson University’s football championship team, has been named to the Clemson board of trustees, effective immediately. Since August 2009, Richardson has served as manager and owner of MAR Real Estate, LLC, a commercial real estate company that specializes in single tenant, build-to-suit projects in the quick-serve restaurant and educational center categories in North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Alabama. He is co-owner of the Carolina Panthers, Charlotte Thunder Road Marathon and more than 50 Bojangles’ restaurants in North Carolina and Virginia. Richardson was the first employee of the Carolina Panthers and helped build a solid financial base for the team after it entered the NFL in 1993, helping the team build a regional fan base, guiding the development and construction of a stadium and developing innovative business models for television and radio contracts. Richardson earned his undergraduate degree in business administration from Clemson in 1983 and an MBA from the University of Virginia in 1987. While at Clemson, he was a student-athlete who played on the 1981 ACC and national championship team. He has been active in numerous community organizations and currently serves as a member of Clemson’s College of Business and Behavioral Science Advisory Board. Richardson succeeds Bill L. Amick of Batesburg, who is retiring after serving on Clemson’s board for 30 years.  Richardson was selected by Clemson’s successor trustees to fill the seat vacated by Amick, according to terms established in the will of Thomas Green Clemson. Richardson and his wife, Kathryn, reside in Charlotte, NC with their four children.