“Hardin is unique because we respond to our client's desires positively, yet realistically. We deliver what we promise, but stretch ourselves in our commitments. Clients often challenge us with the more difficult projects because they know we can deliver.”

M. Brantley Barrow
Chairman, Hardin Construction Company, LLC

As Chairman, Mr. Barrow is responsible for the overall strategic direction and executive management of the firm, and also oversees the company’s financial affairs, human resource and information technology areas.

With more than 35 years of financial and management experience to his credit — 31 of those in the construction and real estate industries— Brantley Barrow is a unique asset among Hardin’s executive corps. As former national president of the Construction Financial Management Association, his visibility and depth of industry contacts keeps Hardin in the forefront of competitors and clients alike.

Mr. Barrow serves as a member of many Boards including Young Harris College, the University of Georgia Terry College of Business Alumni Association, where he is Vice Chairman, The Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce, The Buckhead Coalition, Atlanta Habitat for Humanity, Inc., March of Dimes Georgia Chapter, where he currently serves as chairman, and Junior Achievement of Georgia, Inc., where he is a former chairman. He is a former National President of the Construction Financial Management Association (CFMA) and former president and a founding director of the Georgia Chapter of CFMA. He is also a certified Construction Industry Financial Professional and Certified Public Accountant.

Mr. Barrow holds an associate of education degree from Young Harris College and the bachelor of business administration (summa cum laude) from the University of Georgia in Athens, Georgia.