Thompson named to the 2020 Atlanta Magazine 500 Most Powerful Business Leaders

ATLANTA, GA - January 7, 2020 - MELT (www.meltatl.com), the award-winning sports, culinary, event, and experiential marketing agency announced today that its Founder, Chairman, and CEO Vince Thompson has once again been named to the 2020 Atlanta Magazine 500 Most Powerful Business Leaders in Atlanta. Thompson was also named to the 2019 list.

Thompson, who founded MELT in 2000, has built one of the nation's largest independent sports, culinary, event, and experiential marketing agencies. This includes MELT's 19-year representation of The Coca-Cola Company activating 17 consecutive Final Fours and seven consecutive seasons of ESPN College GameDay. Other MELT clients include AFLAC, Intercontinental Hotel Group, Kia and others.

Other leaders named to the list include: former Atlanta Brave Hank Aaron, Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms, Atlanta Falcons Owner Arthur Blank, Former President Jimmy Carter, Chick-Fil-A Chairman Dan Cathy, Coca-Cola North America President Jim Dinkins, Georgia Governor Brian Kemp, Atlanta Hawks CEO Steve Koonin, United States Senators David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler, former Augusta National Chairman Billy Payne, former Atlanta Hawk Dominique Wilkins, and Turner Broadcasting Founder Ted Turner. The recognition event will be held on January 30.

"I'm honored to once again be named to this prestigious list with such amazing leaders," said Thompson. "It's a tribute to the entire MELT team to be recognized by Atlanta Magazine."