FAIR PRODUCTS - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- TGANC Executive Vice President
Job Titles:
- Founder
- Leader
- Owner
- President
- Trustee
- Board Member of the North Carolina Tobacco Foundation, Inc
Over his 40-year career, Frank Grainger has been a leader in the tobacco industry, agribusiness, economic development and in higher education.
Frank was born and raised in Columbus County, North Carolina and still is a tobacco grower there. Frank started Fair Products in 1984, buying the company from Fairmount Chemical.
As a fellow grower, Frank was instrumental in forming the Tobacco Growers Association of North Carolina, served as treasurer and has taken on leadership roles, serving a number of years as chairman of TGANC's legislative committee.
In addition, Frank is a board member of the North Carolina Tobacco Foundation, Inc., the Southern Crop Protection Association, and has served on the NC State Grange Tobacco Executive Board.
An avid supporter of North Carolina State University, Frank has served as a university trustee and as a co-founder and chairman of NC State's Economic Development Coalition - 2000. Frank was also a founding member of the North Carolina State University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Alumni Society, and has also served as a director of NC State Athletic Department's Wolfpack Club.
In 2009, Frank received a prestigious new award from the Tobacco Farm Life Museum: "In recognition of outstanding achievements to NC's Tobacco and Agricultural Community" He's now one of four that have been honored with this award: NC Ag Commissioner Steve Troxler, long-time tobacco veteran Bill Lamm, Frank, and retired NC State Tobacco Leader Bill Collins.