Board also approves Greg Duckett and Duncan Williams as vice chairmen 

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (Friday, 12/10/21) – Doug Browne, president of Peabody Hotels & Resorts, will serve as the 2022 Chairman for the Greater Memphis Chamber Board of Directors, the Chamber announced Tuesday at its 21st Annual Chairman’s Luncheon. Browne, who has served as vice chairman for the past two years, succeeds chairman Willie Gregory, director of Global Community Impact for Nike. 

“It’s a great privilege to be named chairman of the Greater Memphis Chamber Board of Directors,” Browne said. “The Chamber has helped lead our area to significant economic development wins over the past year, including a massive investment by Ford in our region, and we’re just getting started. It’s time to double-down on economic development and our relentless pursuit of prosperity for all.” 

In addition to Browne, the Chamber’s Board of Directors in November elected vice chairmen Greg Duckett, senior vice president and chief legal officer of Baptist Memorial Health Care Corp., and Duncan Williams, president of Duncan-Williams Inc. 

Below is the full list of the Chamber’s 2022 Board of Directors and officers: 

 

2022 Board of Directors 

Chairman  
Mr. Douglas Browne   
President   
Peabody Hotels 

Vice-Chairs  
Mr. Greg Duckett   
Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer   
Baptist Memorial Health Care 

Mr. Duncan Williams   
President   
Duncan-Williams, Inc. 

Secretary/General Counsel  
Mr. Jason Yarbro  
Partner   
Butler Snow LLP 

Vice Chair of Finance/Treasure 
Mr. David S Waddell   
President   
Waddell & Associates, LLC 

Chair, Chairman’s Circle  
Mr. Ben C Adams   
CEO   
Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC 

Immediate Past Chairman  
Mr. Willie Gregory   
Director, Global Community Impact   
Nike  

Executive Officers 
Mrs. Tammy LoCascio  
Senior Executive Vice President & Chief Human Resources Officer  
First Horizon 

Mr. Tom Newbern   
EVP, Store Operations, Commercial, Loss Prevention and ALLDATA   
AutoZone 

Mr. Richard W.  Smith   
Regional President US and Executive Vice President Global Support, FedEx Express 
FedEx 

Directors 

Ms. Jozelle Booker  
President/CEO   
Mid-South Minority Business Council Continuum 

Mr. Scott A. Brockman   
President & CEO   
Memphis Shelby County Airport Authority 

Mr. Shannon Brown   
Sr. Vice President, US Operations Eastern Region 
FedEx 

Mr. Tyrone Burroughs  
Founder & CEO  
First Choice Sales & Marketing Group 

Dr. Reginald Coopwood   
President & CEO   
Regional One Health 

Mr. Bill Dunavant  
President & CEO  
Dunavant Enterprises Inc. 

Dr. Tracy Hall   
President   
Southwest Tennessee Community College 

Mr. Kevin Kane   
President   
Memphis Tourism 

Mrs. Daphne T. Large   
CEO   
Data Facts, Inc. 

Mr. Jason Little   
President & CEO   
Baptist Memorial Health Care 

Mr. Neely Mallory III   
President   
Mallory Alexander International Logistics 

Mr. David May   
Executive Vice President   
Regions Bank 

Ms. Stacy McCall   
President   
ServiceMaster by Stratos 

Mr. Russell Nenon  
Vice President – Middle Market Banking   
Truist 

Ms. Blair Taylor   
President   
Memphis Tomorrow 

Mr. Chuck Thomas III   
Regional Director of External & Legislative Affairs ( West Tenn.)   
AT&T 

Dr. Michael Ugwueke   
CEO   
Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare 

Ms. Laura Whitsitt  
Senior Vice President, Research & Development Orthopaedics  
Smith & Nephew, Inc. 

Mr. Spence Wilson Jr.   
Principal    
Kemmons Wilson Companies, LLC 

Mr. Kevin Woods   
VP, Memphis Market President   
BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee 

Mr. Jarl ”J.T.” Young   
President & CEO   
Memphis Light, Gas & Water

 

About the Greater Memphis Chamber: One of Memphis’ oldest institutions, dating back to 1838, the Greater Memphis Chamber is a privately funded nonprofit that serves as the region’s lead economic development organization and the “Voice of Memphis Business” at the local, state, and national levels. The Chamber’s mission is to relentlessly pursue prosperity for all — through economic and workforce development, pro-growth advocacy, and by providing support and resources to its more than 1,000 investors, including many of the region’s largest employers.  

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