The Greater Memphis Chamber Chairman’s Circle is a group of more than 150 C-suite business leaders working to spur economic growth, develop the workforce, and improve the business climate throughout the region. Learn more about the group and its task forces here and follow the Chairman’s Circle on LinkedIn.
[Read more…] about Meet the Chairman’s Circle: Deloitte’s Jonathan Pennington
Andre Gist is the CEO of Manufacturers Industrial Group (MIG). Located in Lexington, TN; Houston, TX; and now Memphis, MIG is a full-service contract manufacturer of metal fabrication products for the industrial, commercial, and medical construction markets. MIG is a proud major steel provider for some of Memphis’s biggest projects such as Crosstown Concourse, Hotel Chisca, the expansions of St. Jude and Southwest Tennessee Community College, and the I-40 bridge reinforcement.
Ralph Donati is the Executive Vice President and President, U.S. and Latin America Regions, ABB Installation Products Division. [Read more…] about Meet the Chairman’s Circle: Ralph Donati
Kimberly M. Sheley is a Certified Public Accountant and the Memphis Market Leader for FORVIS.
[Read more…] about Meet the Chairman’s Circle: Kim Sheley of Forvis
Justin Farmer is the managing partner for Vaco, a global talent solutions and consulting firm. Justin joined Vaco 16 years ago, when the company was in its infancy and had $90 million in revenue. Today Vaco has $1.5 billion in revenue globally with offices in Canada, India, Mexico and the UK. Justin is a native Memphian, graduated high school from ECS and then graduated college from Mississippi State University.
[Read more…] about Meet the Chairman’s Circle: Justin Farmer of Vaco
Six years ago, Chairman’s Circle investor Shawn Clayton was returning from a mission trip with his family and a few others. The school his sons attended, Northpoint Christian School in Southaven, was having trouble with the destination for a school mission trip. Shawn, who has served as chairman of Northpoint’s board for more than a decade, stepped in to help. He and his family had just traveled to Jamaica, so that’s where he recommended the school send the students. He agreed to accompany them as a chaperone. 
[Read more…] about Outside the Office: Travel mix-up leads to 12 new little blue houses in Jamaica
Peyton Martin Weddle had a melting pot of friends. Dan Weddle said his son was a good kid. A huge Grizzlies fan. One night Dan got a call from his son, who was leaving a game with friends. Peyton asked Dan to check the closet under the stairway to see if a big black jacket was still hanging there. It was. Peyton said he’d be home in 25 minutes to get it.
[Read more…] about Outside the Office: Dan Weddle & the PMW Classic
Cassandra Williams seemed destined to live a life of service. Her mother worked for more than 30 years as a registered nurse in the Mississippi Delta. Her father was a civil rights and union activist who brought a very young Cassandra and the family from Clarksdale to Memphis when he worked with the union during the sanitation workers’ strike in the late 1960s.
[Read more…] about Meet the Chairman’s Circle: Cassandra Williams
Like most of us, Jeremy Simpson had lots of time on his hands during the Covid lockdown in 2020.
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (Tuesday, 5/4/23) – The Greater Memphis Chamber today announced the leadership of its Chairman’s Circle, a diverse group of about 170 C-suite business leaders focused on spurring economic growth, developing human capital, and improving the business climate throughout the region.
[Read more…] about Chairman’s Circle marks 10th anniversary, unveils new leadership team
The impressive leadership at the Greater Memphis Chamber coaxed Robert Berry and Lucy Woodson to be a part of the Chairman’s Circle. The pair, founding business partners at the furnishings and interiors company Worlds Away LLC, were impressed by people like the late Phil Trenary and by Chamber Chairman Richard Smith. However, it was a visit by Philip Spinosa, who came on as senior vice president of the Chairman’s Circle in the spring of 2018, that prompted Berry and Woodson to sign on for greater involvement in Circle strategies launched to better Memphis.
[Read more…] about Meet the Chairman’s Circle: Bob Berry and Lucy Woodson
