Turner named to Best and Brightest list
September 25, 2018
Monty Turner, a senior site selection consultant with Global Location Strategies (GLS), has been inducted into Greenville Business Magazine’s “2018 Best and Brightest” class. The annual list highlights young professionals who are outstanding in their communities and careers. Headquartered in Greenville, GLS is a top site selection and incentive negotiation firm specializing in industrial manufacturing projects
A native of South Africa, Turner came to Greenville to study and play rugby at Furman University where he graduated in 2011. He joined GLS as a college intern and was hired as a full-time employee upon graduation. Since then, Turner has consulted on projects with an estimated capital investment of over $8.8 billion and new direct employment of over 3,000. In 2017 he was invited to participate in the Emerging Leaders program of the Site Selectors Guild, the industry’s most prestigious organization. He frequently speaks at economic development conferences across the U.S. and writes for industry publications and the Global Location Strategies company blog.
He remains highly engaged with Furman University, serving on the board of the Furman University Rugby Foundation as its communications chair. A resident of West Greenville, Monty is also active in the community and participates in the Kroc Center Adult Soccer League.
“Greenville is in good hands with the outstanding young professionals in Greenville Business Magazine’s 2018 Best and Brightest,” said Best and Brightest judge Dr. Judith Prince.
About Global Location Strategies
Established in 1974, Global Location Strategies (GLS) is one of the world’s most experienced and reputable site selection firms specializing in capital- and resource-intensive facilities. With services that span the globe, GLS has conducted site searches in more than 50 countries for companies with particular concentration in pharmaceuticals, advanced manufacturing, chemical/petrochemicals, metals/polymers/composites, paper, and automotive. The company offers a full suite of site selection services, including location benchmarking, site selection, incentive negotiation, technical site due diligence, and alignment and training. Economic development services include industrial site audits, site competitiveness studies, strategic site identification and industrial asset optimization. GLS is headquartered in Greenville, S.C. For more information, visit www.GlobalLocationStrategies.com.
