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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