 Mason Hawkins is the Founder and Chairman of Southeastern Asset Management, Inc.He has been in the investment business for more than 40 years and has been the recipient of various industry awards throughout his career, including Institutional Investor’s Lifetime Achievement Award, which he received in 2005.Prior to founding Southeastern, Hawkins was the Director of Research at Atlantic National Bank from 1972 to 1973 and then held the same position at the First Tennessee Investment Management from 1974 to 1975.