James H. Bond

Executive Vice President

James H. Bond is Executive Vice President of Central Parking Corporation, headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee. He received a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Kentucky and a Master of Science degree in Engineering Management from Vanderbilt University.

Mr. Bond has been with Central Parking Corporation since 1971, where he began his career as Regional Vice President in St. Louis, Missouri. He returned to headquarters in Nashville, Tennessee after being named Chief Operating Officer in 1981.  In 1990 he became President and Chief Operating Officer.

In 1995, the Company went public on the New York Stock Exchange.  In 2002, he was named President of International Operations, where the Company’s business ultimately expanded to 14 countries throughout North and South America and Europe.  

Central Parking Corporation was purchased by private equity ownership in 2007, and with the sale of the International portfolio, Mr. Bond assumed his current position and has responsibility for the Company’s daily operations, as well as some of the Company’s strategic initiatives including: Operational Excellence, Airports, Stadium and Arenas, and National Accounts.  

Mr. Bond has held Board positions with many organizations outside Central Parking, including the Nashville Chamber of Commerce, Tennessee Repertory Theater, Martha O’Bryan Center, and the National Parking Association.  He has been a full member of the Urban Land Institute and the Building Owners and Managers Association.

Mr. Bond and his wife, Gwen, live in Nashville, Tennessee, as do their three children and five grandchildren.