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Robert K. Thompson is retiring as Georgia Tech's executive vice president for Administration and Finance April 1.
"During his tenure Bob's innovative leadership was critical to successfully completing more than $1 billion worth of construction and development projects on campus," President Wayne Clough said. "He also modernized our administrative systems and processes in ways that made the campus much more efficient and customer-friendly."
Thompson joined Georgia Tech in 1995 from the University of Washington. He will be succeeded by Steven G. Swant, vice president for Administration and Finance.
Thompson said he was grateful to Clough for the opportunity to "help move Georgia Tech from good to great under his leadership."
Swant worked at UCLA and the University of Washington before coming to Tech 12 years ago. "He understands fully what it takes to be a first-rate university, knows how to handle the complex demands of the position and will provide the leadership and continuity the Institute requires as we look to the challenges that lie ahead," Clough said.
Swant has been responsible for the Institute's operating and capital budget development and administration, institutional research and strategic planning since 1996. His duties as Thompson's chief deputy were added in 2006 when he was appointed to the position of vice president for Administration and Finance.
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