Gene Page

Gene Ruffner Page is the founder of Birmingham Education Foundation, Proxsys Rx, Inc. Current jobs include Chief Executive Officer & Director at O'Neal Industries, Inc. starting in 2026, Vice Chairman at Southern Research Institute, Director at CorMatrix Cardiovascular, Inc., Director at Birmingham-Southern College, Director at Birmingham Airport Authority (Alabama), Director at The Economic Development Partnership of Alabama, Inc., Director at Alabama Symphony Orchestra, Director at SouthState Bank, NA since 2019, Director at Birmingham Museum of Art, Director at The Library Foundation, Inc., Director at Alys Robinson Stephens Performing Arts Center, Lead Independent Director at SouthState Bank Corp.
starting in 2026, President & Chief Operating Officer at O'Neil Industries, Inc., Member of Downtown Rotary Club, Member of Leadership Alabama, and Member of Leadership Birmingham, Inc. Former jobs include Director at Alabama National BanCorporation from 1995 to 2008, President & Director at McWane, Inc. from 2011 to 2022, Director at National Bank of Commerce (Lake Charles, Louisiana), Director at First American Bank SSB, Director at National Bank of Commerce (Birmingham, Alabama), Lead Independent Director at National Commerce Corp.
(Alabama) from 2010 to 2019, Director at The Community Foundation of Greater Birmingham from 2011 to 2017, Independent Director at SouthState Corp., Director at CenterState Bank Corp.
from 2019 to 2020, Principal at Bankers Trust Co. (Des Moines, Iowa), Executive Vice President at National Commerce Corp.
(Alabama) from 1989 to 1994, and Trustee at Darden School Foundation.
Education includes undergraduate degrees from Vanderbilt University in 1981 and the University of Virginia in 1986.