Name Jim Berry | Role Chess player | |
Jim Berry (born 15 June 1945 in Oklahoma) is a chess expert and former President of the United States Chess Federation. He took office on August 9, 2009. He was elected to a two-year term as President, after being re-elected to a four-year term as member of the Executive Board in July.
He is a member the board of directors of Southwest Bancorp, Inc., a $2.2 billion bank, headquartered in Stillwater, Oklahoma. NASDAQ: OKSB
Jim Berry has served as a director of Southwest and Stillwater National since being appointed to the Board of Directors in June 1998. Since 1988, he has been the owner of Shading Concepts, which manufactures and sells solarium draperies. From 1973 to 1988, Mr. Berry was a stockbroker in Oklahoma City with a major Wall Street firm.