The South

Fulton Chamber of Commerce is looking for a new president.

Chamber director

Sheila Crews confirmed that former president Kermit Hairston tendered

his resignation to the board Feb. 2.

"All

we can say now is that he left to pursue other opportunities,"

Crews said.

In the interim,

Crews is performing many of Hairston's functions while the Metro Atlanta

Chamber of Commerce conducts a search for a new president.

"We

need to find somebody fast. I have a full-time job," she said.

Officials

at the Metro Atlanta Chamber would not comment on the resignation, except

to say that Senior Vice President of Economic Development Hans Gant

is conducting the search.

Gant was

on a chamber trip to Israel last week, so officials said he is really

starting to focus on the search this week.

Crews believes

the new president has a great chance for success at the South Fulton

Chamber.

"There

is so much going on right now in the area. It's a great opportunity,"

she said.