Marcia G. Taylor

Marcia G. Taylor (born 1944) is an American businesswoman and philanthropist who is the incumbent chief executive officer (CEO) of Bennett International Group.[1][2]

Marcia G. Taylor
Born1944
Bluford, Illinois, United States
NationalityAmerican
Occupations
  • Businesswoman
  • Philanthropist
Years active1971–present
OrganizationBennett International Group

In 2012, she received the National Transportation Award for her services to trucking industry.[3]

Early life

Taylor was born in Bluford, Illinois, in 1944 and grew up on a farm.[4][5]

Career

Taylor started her career in 1971, when she moved to Georgia to work for Specialized Truck Services.[4][5]

In 1974, Taylor bought a trucking company, George Bennett Motor Express, with her husband, J. D. Garrison.[5][6]

In 2012, her company, Bennett International Group, was named Georgia's Family Business of the Year.[7] In the same year, she founded The Taylor Family Foundation to support various charities.[8][5] Two years later, she was called an influential women in trucking industry by the Fleet Equipment Magazine.[9]

In 2015, Taylor established a scholarship at the Clayton State University for supply chain management students.[10]

In 2016, Taylor received an honorary doctorate of commerce from Clayton State University.[5] The following year, she was inducted in the Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans.[5][6] Later, in 2017, she received Women Who Mean Business Award, given by the Atlanta Business Journal.[11]

Awards and recognition

References
  1. "Women Who Mean Business: Marcia Taylor, CEO of Bennett International Group". Atlanta Business Journal.
  2. "Marcia G. Taylor named 2014 Influential Woman in – ProQuest". ProQuest. ProQuest 1511954302.
  3. "NDTA National Transportation Award".
  4. "The unlikely story of a single mom who became a trucking industry matriarch". Newsweek. February 12, 2020.
  5. "Marcia G. Taylor".
  6. "Two Georgia women – Valerie Montgomery Rice and Marcia Taylor – to receive 2017 Horatio Alger Award". December 6, 2016.
  7. "Family Business Awards". September 30, 2012.
  8. "The Taylor Foundation".
  9. "Marcia Taylor named 2014 Influential Woman in Trucking".
  10. Holman, Lane (June 20, 2015). "Supply chain scholarship program gives back". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
  11. "Marcia Taylor". Atlanta Business Chronicle.
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