History

Adams Investment Management
Adams Investment Management was founded more than twenty years ago by Cy
Adams and Jeff Adams. They had a heritage of successful investment management
services to individuals, corporations and foundations.
The firm has successfully guided clients through good markets and bad. The long-term
knowledge of the markets and experience in dealing with all kinds of markets is one of
the real strengths of Adams.
In September 2007, Richard B. Illges acquired 50% of the firm and joined as a partner.
Richard spent thirteen years with Smith Barney as a Senior Vice President and Senior
Portfolio Manager managing client portfolios. Prior to that, he spent eight years with
Synovus Financial Corp. serving as Vice President of Investor Relations.
In conjunction with this, the firm's name was changed to Greatmark Investment
Partners to reflect this new chapter in the firm's life. We also relocated to a more
convenient location in the Green Island Hills area to give our firm room to grow.
Greatmark came together as a result of a shared vision to creating the premier, local,
fee-based, independent investment advisory firm.