Marvin L Mann

Mr. Marvin L. Mann has been a Director of the Company since March 1991. In April 1999, Mr. Mann was named Chairman Emeritus upon his retirement as Chairman of the Board of the Company, a position he had held since March 1991. From March 1991 through May 1998, Mr. Mann also served as Chief Executive Officer, and from March 1991 through February 1997, he also served as President of the Company. Prior to such time, Mr. Mann was an IBM Vice President. Marvin Mann ’54, an esteemed alumnus and benefactor of Samford University, died on Saturday, March 19. Mann, who provided generous funding for the creation of the Frances Marlin Mann Center for Ethics and Leadership and whose significant gifts to the university will continue to impact students for years to come, was a beloved member of the Samford community. Mann, a Birmingham native and 1954 Samford graduate, worked 32 years with IBM before helping to found Lexmark International, Inc. in 1991 where he served as chief executive officer and chairman until 1999. In 2008, the Frances Marlin Mann Center for Ethics and Leadership was created thanks to a gift from Mann. The center provides resources to students, faculty, staff and Alabama nonprofits in order to promote the understanding and practice of positive character and servant-leadership. Since its founding, the Mann Center has established more than 130 community partnerships, created 180 engaged learning courses and currently provides more than 30 weekly volunteer opportunities each semester.