Our Leadership

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Gary Bottoms, CLU, ChFC

Gary Bottoms is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of The Bottoms Group, LLC and a Principal of TBX Benefit Partners, a subsidiary of The Bottoms Group focused exclusively on the unique employee benefit needs of employers with more than 5,000 employees.

He is a graduate of the Georgia Institute of Technology. He also holds the Chartered Life Underwriter designation and the Chartered Financial Consultant designation from the American College.

Professional Involvement

  • A past president of the Atlanta Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors. From this organization, he received the Harry I. Davis Award which is given to one member annually who represents the highest ideals and principles of the financial services profession. Gary is one of only 40 other Atlanta professionals who have achieved this distinction over the years.
  • A member of the Association for Advanced Life Underwriting, which is an invitation only organization, composed of professionals serving the high-end marketplace. For this group, he has continuously been involved with life insurance industry advocacy in Washington D.C.
  • A past board member of the Atlanta Estate Planning Council and past president of the North Georgia Estate Planning Council.
  • Author of “Getting It Right”, a book about estate planning, life and relationships.

Community Involvement

  • Gary is a Past Chairman of the Cobb Chamber of Commerce.
  • Gary has served as the Chairman of Cobb Community Foundation, The Cobb Schools Foundation, the WellStar Foundation, The Center for Family Resources and President of the Rotary Club of Marietta.
  • Gary is a member of the Board of Directors for the Select Cobb Board. He is a former member of the Board of Trustees for the Cobb County Government Employees Pension Plan. Gary is also a former member of the Board of Trustees of the Georgia Tech Alumni Association and a recipient of the Volunteer of the Year Award.
  • He has been involved in numerous other civic, church and community endeavors and was selected to be the Marietta Citizen of the Year.

Gary and his wife, Melissa, are graduates of Leadership Georgia. They have been married for 46 years and have three adult children and three grandchildren. They attend Passion City Church.

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David Bottoms, REBC, RHU, CLU, ChFC

David Bottoms is President at The Bottoms Group and a Principal of TBX Benefit Partners, a subsidiary of The Bottoms Group focused exclusively on the unique employee benefit needs of employers with more than 5,000 employees.

David works extensively with employers relating to the structure, funding and communication of their employee benefit plans. In particular, David is regularly cited as an expert by local and regional publications regarding employee benefit plan strategy.

David and his wife, Brittney, have been married for 22 years and reside in Marietta with their son, Drew, and daughter, Eliza Grace. They attend Christ Covenant Church in Buckhead.

Community and Professional Involvement

  • Board Member – Wellstar Health System, Inc.
  • Board Chair – Wellstar Foundation Board of Trustees
  • Chair – Mount Paran Christian School Imagine Tomorrow Capital Campaign
  • Vice Chair – Mount Paran Christian School Board of Trustees
  • Board Member – Georgia Tech Foundation
  • Board Member – Help The Persecuted
  • Board Member – Marietta Country Club
  • National Advisory Board Member – NFP BenefitsPartners
  • Past Board Chair – Georgia Tech Alumni Association Board of Trustees
  • Past Board Member – Scheller College of Business Advisory Board, Georgia Tech
  • Past Board Chairman – Good Samaritan Health Center of Cobb
  • Past-President – 1st and 10 Board – Georgia Tech Athletic Association
  • Past-Chair – Young Alumni Council – Georgia Tech Alumni Association
  • Past Board Member – The Center for Family Resources
  • Past Board Member – Tommy Nobis Center
  • Past Board Member – SafePath Child Advocacy Center
  • Leadership Georgia, Class of 2013
  • Leadership Cobb, Class of 2006
  • Honorary Commanders, Class of 2007
  • Georgia Tech Alumni Association’s Outstanding Young Alumnus Award Recipient – 2014
  • Wellstar Health System – Exemplary Service Award Winner – 2022

Professional Designations

  • Chartered Life Underwriter (CLU)
  • Chartered Financial Consultant (ChFC)
  • Registered Health Underwriter (RHU)
  • Registered Employee Benefit Consultant (REBC)