Stanley Davis Phillips

Stanley Davis “Dave” Phillips (May 11, 1942 – November 20, 2022)^[1] was the chairman and chief executive officer of Phillips Industries, Inc. and was a political appointee as U.S. Ambassador to Estonia^[2] from 2007 until 2009.^[3][4]

Stanley Davis Phillips
United States Ambassador to Estonia
In office April 16, 2007 – January 16, 2009
President	George W. Bush
Preceded by	Aldona Wos
Succeeded by	Michael C. Polt
Personal details
Born	(1942-05-11) May 11, 1942 (age 83) High Point, North Carolina, U.S.
Died	November 20, 2022(2022-11-20) (aged 80)
Relatives	Pierre Yared (son-in-law)
Education	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Biography

Phillips attended Choate Rosemary Hall and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he joined the Beta chapter of Delta Kappa Epsilon. ^[2] Choate awarded him the 2010 Choate Seal Prize.^[5]

Business career

Phillips was the founding chairman of Phillips Factors Corp., a financial services firm which merged with BB&T Corp., founder of Phillips Mills (merged with Culp Inc.) and a founding partner of the Market Square Partnership, which merged with Vornado Realty Trust.^[5]