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James Maynard | |
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| Born | (1940-02-14)February 14, 1940 (age 86) Jacksonville,North Carolina, U.S. |
| Education | East Carolina University |
| Occupation | Entrepreneur |
James H. Maynard (born February 14, 1940) is an Americanentrepreneur and is the Chairman & CEO of the Investors Management Corporation, a holding company for food service and service industries, the largest of which isGolden Corral Corporation.
Born inJacksonville,North Carolina, Maynard graduated fromEast Carolina University in 1965 with a bachelor's degree in psychology. Along with William F. Carl, he conceived and opened the firstGolden Corral restaurant in Fayetteville in 1973. He organized Investors Management Corporation and developed the Golden Corral Family Steak House restaurant chain and other IMC subsidiaries. Maynard is now the owner or franchisor of approximately 500 restaurants nationwide with sales in excess of $1.3 billion.
On May 17, 2011, Maynard and his wife Connie donated $10.5 million to the children's hospital atVidant Medical Center. $9 million went to the children's hospital itself, while $1.5 million funded a distinguished professorship in the Department of Pediatrics within theBrody School of Medicine at East Carolina University. The name of the hospital is calledJames and Connie Maynard Children's Hospital.[1]
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