John Hicks Lanier (born c. 1941) is an American heir and businessman.
Lanier became an executive director of his family business, Oxford Industries, in 1969, and was its chairman from 1981 to 2015.
[1][3] He has also served on the boards of Shaw Industries and Urban Realty Partners.
[1][4] Lanier has served on the boards of the American Apparel Manufacturers Association and the Georgia Chamber of Commerce.
[6] Lanier is a former trustee of the Piedmont Medical Center, Westminster Schools of Atlanta, the Henrietta Egleston Hospital for Children, and his alma mater Vanderbilt University.