ACA
ABOUT ACA
On September 7, 1923 a meeting of the cotton merchandising industry was held in Atlanta, Georgia to explore the formation of a cotton trade association to embrace the states of Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia and Florida.
At this meeting, Mr. F. M. Inman was elected President of the new organization and J. R. Ellis as Secretary. The meeting also elected seven Directors. It was decided to name the new organization the ATLANTIC COTTON ASSOCIATION.
Charter of Incorporation was granted by the Superior Court of Fulton County, Georgia, January 5, 1924. The Association was incorporated as a non-capital, non-profit corporation. The objects and purposes of the Association were described in the Charter, as follows:
“The objects and purposes of said corporation are social and educational, to establish harmony and uniformity of trade customs and practices among its members and just and equitable principles in the cotton trade; to promote the general welfare of its members and others engaged in the cotton business, to decide and determine matters of difference among its members, and between its members and others, when submitted to it for arbitration; to gather, compile and disseminate information and statistics relating to matters of special interest to the cotton industry.”
Through the American Cotton Shippers Association, the Atlantic is affiliated with the:
Southern Cotton Association, Memphis, Tennessee
Texas Cotton Association, Dallas, Texas
Western Cotton Shippers Association, Memphis, Tennessee
The combined memberships of all of the Affiliated Associations form the membership of the American Cotton Shippers Association.
ACA PRESIDENT
Michael de Caetani
Michael de Caetani was born on June 30, 1951 and lived his childhood in Tuebingen, Germany. Michael earned a MBA from University of Konstanz, German.
In 1973 he went to work as a part time Logistics and Junior Trader with Otto Stadtlander, Bremen, German; in 1977 he was working full time for Otto Stadtlander. He came to the United States and in 1980 – 1988 worked as President and CEO of Stahel (America), Memphis, TN
In 1988 he formed DECA International, Memphis, TN and Ashville, NC and became the CEO.
Michael is a former President of Southern Cotton Association and a member the American Cotton Shippers Association Board of Directors.
ACA BOARD OF DIRECTORS
2017-2019
Michael de Caetani, DECA International, LLC
James L. Loeb, Jr., Loeb and Co., Inc.
Chris Alphin, Commonwealth Gin
Robert Buckles, New Hope Risk Management, LLC
Mark Frasier, Choice Cotton Company, Inc.
Jordan Lea, Eastern Trading Co., Inc.
Thomas McMeekin, McMeekin Cotton LLC
Anthony Wills, Cargill Cotton
MERCHANT MEMBERS
Allenberg Cotton Co
America Tongzhou Cotton Trading, Inc.
Cargill Cotton
Choice Cotton Company, Inc.
COFCO Americas Resources Corp.
Commonwealth Gin
DECA International LLC
ECOM USA, Inc.
Loeb & Company, Inc.
Olam Cotton
Toyo Cotton Company
PRIMARY BUYERS/MILL SERVICE AGENT MEMBERS
Irwin Leatherman Cotton Co.
McMeekin Cotton LLC
New Hope Risk Management LLC
Plainsman Cotton Company
ASSOCIATE MEMBERS
Addtran Logistics, Inc.
Broad Street Bonded Warehouse
Dallas Warehouse Company, LLC
Bard Diffly-Trendline Trading & Investments, LLC
Fullen Transportation Service, Inc.
Fuller Warehouse & Gin, Inc.
Georgia Ports Authority
Forrest F. Lipscomb & Company
Mallory Alexander Int’l Logistics
SERVICO
Transales, Inc.
Wakefield Inspection Services, Inc.