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James (Jim) T. Holder joined Sykes Enterprises, Incorporated in December 2000 as General Counsel and in January 2001 was also named Corporate Secretary. In his role as General Counsel and Corporate Secretary Mr. Holder is responsible for world-wide corporate legal matters including corporate organization, litigation, regulatory compliance, contracts, conducting the annual shareholder meetings and Board of Director representation.
From November 1993 until November 2000, Mr. Holder served in various capacities at Checkers Drive-In Restaurants, Inc., including Corporate Secretary, Chief Financial Officer, Senior Vice President and General Counsel and finally as Special Counsel. Checkers Drive-In Restaurants, Inc. is a publicly held operator and franchisor of fast food restaurants. From 1989 through 1993, Mr. Holder served as General Counsel for Health Care Products group of companies, a privately held consortium of companies involved in the sales and marketing of various health care products as well as investments in real estate and minority interests in publicly held corporations. Mr. Holder was also previously in the private practice of law with Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick in Tampa, Florida, and as an associate with PricewaterhouseCoopers (Coopers & Lybrand) in Tampa, Florida.
A native of Florida, Mr. Holder received his Bachelors of Arts in Accounting from the University of South Florida in 1980, and his Juris Doctor from the University of Georgia in 1983. Mr. Holder received his Certified Public Accounting certification in Florida in 1985. During his career, Mr. Holder has been a member of the American Bar Association, The Florida Bar Association, The Georgia Bar Association, The Hillsborough County Bar Association, and The American Association of Certified Public Accountants. Mr. Holder is licensed to practice law in the Courts of the State of Florida and Georgia, as well as the United States Tax Court. Mr. Holder has served as an adjunct professor of Business Law at the University of South Florida and has taught private CPA review courses throughout the country. | 