meet our board of managers
Chris Buente
Manager
Mr. Buente has been a major landowner and farmer in Warrick and Vanderburgh, Indiana counties for many years. He received his degree in Landscape Architecture from Purdue University prior to joining his father in the management of his farm.
Mr. Buente joined with Regency in 1988 to form Cross Pointe Development. He has served a key role in the development of Cross Pointe from its initial formation. He joined the Board of Managers of Regency Commercial Associates in 2006.
Andrew (Drew) R. Fellon
Manager
Mr. Fellon is currently the Business Leader of Trane’s Energy Supply Services (ESS). Mr. Fellon has been an integral part of Fellon-McCord’s integration into IR/Trane, as well as the development and implementation of its sales and marketing efforts. In co-creating Fellon-McCord in 1992, Mr. Fellon was a pioneer in the creation of today’s energy supply procurement & management industry serving the needs of many of the world’s largest corporations. Additionally, Mr. Fellon co-founded Alliance Energy Services Partnership. Mr. Fellon served as the President and CEO of Constellation NewEnergy Gas (CNEG) until 2007. In July 2018, Mr. Fellon was appointed a member of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Electricity Advisory Committee.
Mr. Fellon has served in various roles within The Aluminum Association since 2011 including a member of its finance committee and as a past chair of the Associate Member Committee. Mr. Fellon serves as a director of the American Life & Accident Insurance Company of Kentucky since 2011 and is the chair of its audit committee.
Mr. Fellon holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Pennsylvania State University in Industrial & Management Systems Engineering and lives with his wife and daughter in Louisville, Kentucky.
Patrick Griffin
Manager
Mr. Griffin was appointed to the Regency Board of Managers on July 3, 2024, succeeding his father Robert E. Griffin, a longstanding and well-respected member who had served on the Board of Managers since 2006. Mr. Griffin has also served on the Board of Directors of Escalade, Inc. since 2009 and is currently the Vice President of Corporate Development and Investor Relations concentrating on acquisitions and divestures as well as building relationships within the investor community.
Most recently, Mr. Griffin served as President of the Martin Yale Group. Based in southern Germany for five years, he developed and executed a business strategy focused on growing the company’s information security sales with governments, large enterprises, and strategic partners around the world. Prior to Martin Yale, he worked in successive product management positions at Escalade Sports and contributed to gaining new product placements at leading retailers including Wal-Mart, Dick’s Sporting Goods, Target, and Costco.
Previously, Mr. Griffin served in marketing, business development, and strategic planning roles for several companies including the start-up Webcentric, Inc. where he developed relationships with key ecommerce partners helping to build one of the internet’s first successful comparison search sites, BottomDollar.com, and Koch Industries, Inc. where he worked in Koch’s strategic planning group analyzing the company’s petroleum businesses and evaluating expansion opportunities.
Mr. Griffin served on the board of Stiga Sports AB, based in Eskilstuna Sweden, from 2007-2018. He currently serves as the Managing Partner of Water Street Partners, a Griffin family limited partnership founded in 1997, which invests in the equity of public and private companies as well as real estate. The Griffin family have been investors in Escalade since it was formed in 1973 as well as in a predecessor company, Indian Industries, Inc., from 1962-1972.
Mr. Griffin holds an M.B.A., as well as a Master of Arts degree in Southeast Asian Studies from the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor. While at Michigan, he was a FLAS fellow and wrote his master’s thesis on pribumi entrepreneurship in Indonesia. Patrick also graduated from Trinity University in San Antonio, Texas with B.A. degrees in history and economics. Mr. Griffin and his wife Jill have two children. He is involved in a variety of local organizations and currently serves on the boards of Evansville Day School, Community Foundation Alliance, Ascension St. Vincent Evansville Foundation, and is also an active member of the Rotary Club of Evansville as well as the Evansville Regional Business Committee.
David Grill
Manager
Mr. Grill is currently the Senior Vice President of Regency Multifamily, a real estate investment and development company. Mr. Grill has made a career of combining information technology with investment real estate. He began working as a real estate financial analyst in 1982 and has gained experience in the acquisition, development, operation, and disposition of varied assets including apartment properties, shopping centers and malls, and PUD subdivisions. Prior to joining Regency Multifamily in 1996, David served as Chief Financial Officer for Regency Systems, Inc., a groundbreaking developer of micro-computer-based training systems. He also serves as Executive Director for Eades Foundation and is responsible for its multimillion-dollar investment portfolio. Mr. Grill holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from University of Michigan and a Master of Business Administration from University of Southern California.
Kevin Hammett
Manager
Mr. Hammett was appointed as a member of the Board of Managers of Regency on January 1, 2012. Mr. Hammett also serves on the Board of Managers of Regency Consolidated Residential LLC in Champaign, Illinois and on the Board of Directors of Field & Main Bank, a financial institution based in Henderson, Kentucky as the Chair of the Asset/Liability Committee, Chair of the Audit Committee and member of the Governance and Nominating Committee. He is a member of the National Association of Corporate Directors.
Mr. Hammett’s community involvement includes having previously served as President of the University of Southern Indiana Alumni Association; Chair of the USI Foundation Board of Directors; Campaign USI: Elevating Excellence, Alumni Division Chair; Chair of the Academic Committee of the USI Accounting Circle; Chair of the Board of Advisors for the USI Romain School of Business; and President of the Board of the EVSC Foundation. Additionally, Mr. Hammett currently serves on the EVSC Superintendent’s Business Council; the Board of Youth First; the Board of the Growth Alliance for Greater Evansville and the Evansville Industrial Foundation.
Ronald Romain
Manager
Mr. Romain is Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of United Companies comprised of Professional Transportation, Inc. (PTI), Romain Automotive Group (RAG), and United Leasing, Inc. (ULI).
Mr. Romain holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Marketing from the University of Southern Indiana (USI). He is active in a number of civic and charity organizations including University of Southern Indiana Board of Trustees, St. Mary’s Hospital Board of Directors, Welborn Baptist Foundation Board of Directors, Signature School Foundation, and the Evansville Regional Business Committee.