Here's a look at promotions, hirings, movers and newsmakers in the Memphis area business scene:
Members of Leadership Memphis' executive board for 2023-24 have been announced. They are:
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Board Chair: Rene Bustamante, finance executive, FedEx;
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Vice Chair: Shunji Brown-Woods, VP, Integration Management and Corporate Development, Smith+Nephew;
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Immediate Past Chair: Vernon Stafford Jr., Senior EVP/Chief Audit Executive, First Horizon National Corp.;
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Secretary: Kandace Stewart, Vice President, External Affairs & Business Operations, Memphis Grizzlies;
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Treasurer: Jean Morton, SVP, Manager, Institutional & Government, Truist;
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Program Chair: Kimmie McNeil Vaulx, System Director of Corporate Communications, Baptist Memorial Health Care Corporation;
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Alumni Engagement Chair: Marvin White, Manager, Desktop Planning & Innovation R&D, FedEx TechConnect;
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Volunteer Memphis Chair: Sarah Colley, SVP and Chief Human Resource Officer, Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare;
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At Large: Belinda Anderson, community volunteer; Joanna Crangle, Market President/Publisher, Memphis Business Journal; Shirley Ford, Chief Financial Officer, City of Memphis; Ginger Pilgrim, Principal, Price Waterhouse Cooper; and Ted Townsend, President and CEO, Greater Memphis Chamber.
Leadership Memphis' board members for 2023-24 are:
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Valerie Morris Bearup, President & CEO, Morris Marketing Group;
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Nikia Bell, VP of Operations, Regional One Health;
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Williams Brack, Manager, Business Development, CBIZ MHM;
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Rocky Champagne, Vice President of Operations, Kroger – Delta Division;
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Rita Cowans, Vice President, Internal Audit, FedEx;
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Jim Crone, Government and Corporate Relations, Trane;
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Amber Floyd, General Counsel, Memphis-Shelby County Airport Authority;
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Edmund Ford Jr., Commissioner District 9, Shelby County Commission;
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Annette Green, Chief People Officer, ALSAC/St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital;
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Jason Handel, Vice President, Global Cellulose Sales, International Paper;
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Paul Haught, Vice President for Academics, Christian Brothers University;
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Cassandra Howard, Vice President, Chief Medical Officer, Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare;
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Marlinee Iverson, County Attorney, Shelby County Government;
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Vijay Kalaga, Commercial Banker, Bank of America;
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James Kirkwood, Executive Director, Memphis Christian Pastors Network;
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Ryan Leister, Director of Customer Relations, Tennessee Valley Authority;
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Ken Moody, Director, Local Relations & Partnerships, University of Memphis;
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Patrice Robinson, Council Member, District 3, Chair, Memphis City Council;
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Linda Sawyer, CAO/CFO, Memphis Tourism;
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Steve Swain, SVP, Community Lending Manager, Pinnacle Financial Partners;
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Sylvester Tate, Owner, Tate Computer Systems;
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Chuck Utterback, Vice President, Network Management, CIGNA;
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Dan Weddle, President and CEO, ProTech Services Group Inc.