Joe W. Laymon is Member of HR Policy Association, Member of National Association of Corporate Directors and Co-Owner at V J Enterprises, Inc. and on the board of 9 other companies.

In the past he held the position of VP-Human Resources & Corporate Services at Chevron Corp., Owner at Jwl Consulting LLC, VP-US & Canada Region Human Resources at Eastman Kodak Co., Group VP-Corporate HR & Labor Affairs at Ford Motor Co. and Chief Labor Negotiator at Xerox Corp.

He received a graduate degree from the University of Wisconsin and an undergraduate degree from Jackson State University.