Lane Beattie became President & CEO of the Salt Lake Chamber on July 1,
2003. He was recently recognized as the 2007 Distinguished Utahn of the Year by the
Salt Lake Chapter of the BYU Management Society.
For over 25 years Lane Beattie
has been a real estate broker and developer by profession.
Lane Beattie was elected to the
Utah State Senate in 1989. In 1991 he served as Senate Majority Whip and in 1992
became Majority leader and in 1994 was elected Utah Senate President. He served
as president for six years until June 2000.
Senator Beattie was chairman of
Business, Labor and Economic Development Standing committees in his first year
in the Senate.
Beattie proposed and implemented
some of the most sweeping changes in the legislative process in several decades,
including total internet access for legislators as well as the public. This made
the legislative process significantly more efficient and allowed more legislator
and citizen involvement.
The president is highly respected
among his colleagues. Senator Craig Peterson, former Senate Majority Leader,
made the following observation: "Under President Beattie's leadership, the
Senate has become more efficient, productive, professional, and more open to the
public. He led the Senate in major tax reforms and reductions across the state
which have saved taxpayers millions of dollars."
President Beattie has been a guest
speaker and lecturer locally, nationally, and internationally.
In 1996 President Beattie was
invited to address the European Union in Florence, Italy to speak on Federalism
and State's rights.
In 1998 President Beattie was
elected as Chairman of the National Senate Presidents Forum representing all
United States Senate Presidents.
In 1999 President Beattie was
invited to head a delegation from the United States on an official visit to
China as a guest of the Vice-President of China.
After 12 years in the Senate in
March of 2000, President Beattie surprised both local and national leaders by
announcing he would not seek re-election and was returning to private business.
In June 2000, Governor Leavitt
asked Lane to accept the post as Chief State Olympic Officer for the State of
Utah to oversee and manage the 2002 Winter Olympic Games.
President Beattie assumed
leadership of the Salt Lake Chamber on July 1, 2003. By unanimous vote, the
Chamber Board of Governors chose Beattie after an exhaustive process that
considered 95 candidates from across Utah. "We were looking for someone who
needed no introduction," says A. Scott Anderson, Chamber Board of Governors
co-chair. "Lane has the experience and reputation to help the Chamber play
a bigger role in our community and state. He has been around for a long time and
knows all the key players. He has seen where Salt Lake has been and has the
vision to take it into the future."
President Beattie and his wife,
Joy, are the parents of three children and the proud grandparents of three
wonderful grandsons and a beautiful granddaughter. President Beattie enjoys
golf, skiing, and raises quarter horses and is a Utah State Quarter Horse
Team-Penning Champion.
President Beattie has received
numerous state and national recognitions including the Taxpayers Advocate Award
in 1999. During the presentation of the award, the following comments were made:
"The Taxpayers Association calculates that while Senator Beattie has been
President of the Senate, permanent tax cuts amounting to $1 billion have been
enacted." Additionally, local taxing entities have been held more
accountable in their authority to impose taxes and fees.
The National Republican Leader
of the year award
Leadership award from the
Equality Foundation for Civil Rights
Hero on the Hill-Governors
Council for People with Disabilities Award
Amicus Curiae Award 2000 for
outstanding contributions to the improvement of Utah's Judicial System
Distinguished Public Service
Award by Utah Hospital and Health System
Outstanding Legislator of the
year presented by Utah School Employees Association
Friend of Agriculture Award
presented by Utah Farm Bureau
Distinguished Service Award
presented by Utah Department of Public Safety - Division of Law Enforcement
and Technical Services
Legislator of the year
recognition by the Mothers Against Drunk Driving
Utah Association of
Conservation Districts President's Award
Special Recognition Award by
the Executive Office of the U.S. President - Office of National Drug Control
Policy for the leadership in the fight against drug use and doping in sport.
Recipient of the "Local
Distinguished Service" award from the American Public Transportation
Association
