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Senior Vice President, General Counsel

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Jim Holder joined SYKES Enterprises, Incorporated in December 2000 as General Counsel and in January 2001 was also named Corporate Secretary. In his role as General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, Jim is responsible for world-wide corporate legal matters including corporate organization, litigation, regulatory compliance, contracts, conducting the annual shareholder meetings and Board of Director representation.From November 1993 until November 2000, Jim served in various capacities at Checkers Drive-In Restaurants, Inc., including Corporate Secretary, Chief Financial Officer, Senior Vice President and General Counsel and finally as Special Counsel. Checkers Drive-In Restaurants, Inc. was a publicly held operator and franchisor of fast food restaurants. Jim was also previously in the private practice of law with Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick in Tampa, Florida, and as an associate with PricewaterhouseCoopers (Coopers & Lybrand) in Tampa, Florida.A native of Florida, Jim received his Bachelors of Arts in Accounting from the University of South Florida in 1980, and his Juris Doctor from the University of Georgia in 1983. Jim received his Certified Public Accounting certification in Florida in 1985. During his career, Jim has been a member of the American Bar Association, The Florida Bar Association, The Georgia Bar Association, The Hillsborough County Bar Association, and The American Association of Certified Public Accountants. Jim is licensed to practice law in the Courts of the State of Florida and Georgia, as well as the United States Tax Court. Jim has served as an adjunct professor of Business Law at the University of South Florida and has taught private CPA review courses throughout the country.