Savannah-based Colonial Group Announces Executive Leadership Promotions

(Savannah, Ga.) Colonial Group, Inc., a Savannah-based diversified family of companies, has announced a promotion involving its executive leadership team.

Ryan Chandler has been promoted to chief commercial officer of Colonial Group, Inc., while retaining his position as president of Colonial Terminals, Inc.

“All the companies within the Colonial family have experienced tremendous growth and change over the past several years,” said Christian Demere, president and CEO of Colonial Group. “While I am proud of the progress each company has made, I believe there is even more potential to unlock by better leveraging our synergies and strengths across the entire organization. Additionally, we have the opportunity to further strengthen our family culture. Expanding Ryan’s scope across the company will help us achieve our full potential and become the best in every industry we serve.”

The Colonial family of companies is represented in multiple industries and offers products and services that include energy and chemical marketing and distribution, materials storage and handling, and retail convenience stores.

In his new roles, Chandler will expand his involvement across the entire organization in operational and commercial strategy and standards and unite all Colonial’s business units under a new “One Colonial” approach.

Chandler joined Colonial Group, Inc., as vice president of business development in 2011 and became president of Colonial Terminals, Inc., in 2020. Earlier in his career, he practiced commercial law and later served as vice president of operations at TICO/Terminal Services, a Savannah-based, family-owned terminal equipment manufacturing and outsourcing company, where he worked for eight years. He holds several degrees from the University of Florida: a B.A. in finance, a J.D. from the Fredric G. Levin College of Law, and an MBA from the Warrington College of Business.