Cornell is the president of Sheets Smith Investment Management, an affiliate of Sheets Smith Wealth Management, Inc. Prior to joining Sheets Smith Wealth Management, Inc. in 2003, Mr. Bowden was the Chief Investment Officer of Atlantic Capital Management, Ltd. Earlier in his career, Mr. Bowden served as Senior Vice President and equity strategist of Companion Capital Management Inc. Before joining Companion, he managed the co-mingled equity and money market funds of the Trust Department of Bankers Trust of South Carolina. He began his investment career as a securities analyst with Wachovia Bank and Trust Company, N.A. in 1970. Mr. Bowden has extensive experience managing equity only and t