Ralph Womble has long been associated with UNCSA, having previously served on the
Foundation Board as well as the Board of Visitors and the Board of Trustees.
Womble retired in 2006 after three years as president of Leggett & Platt, Inc. in
Winston-Salem. He began his professional career with Hanes Dye & Finishing in Winston-Salem
and also served Hanes Converting Co. in Conover, N.C. He became president of Hanes
Dye & Finishing in 1989. From 1995 to 2002 he was president of Hanes Companies Inc.
in Winston-Salem, and also served as its chief executive officer for three years.
Womble has served as chair of the Winston-Salem Millennium Fund and downtown chair
of the Winston-Salem Alliance Board of Directors, and has chaired the boards of Winston-Salem
Business, Inc. and Helen Simoneau Danse. Additional board service includes the Downtown
Winston-Salem Partnership and the partnership’s foundation, the Downtown Arts District,
RiverRun International Film Festival, Old Salem Museum and Gardens, the Winston-Salem
Foundation, the Young Presidents’ Organization, the John Wesley and Anna Hodgin Hanes
Foundation, LeBleu Company, and Woodberry Forest School.
Womble received a B.A. from UNC Chapel Hill and an M.B.A. from the Babcock School
of Management at Wake Forest University.