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The Greater Memphis Chamber names Joshua Gunn its next president and CEO
The 5AM Memphis team
If you follow Memphis business, meet the chamber's next leader. The Greater Memphis Chamber has named Joshua Gunn president and CEO, effective Dec. 13. He most recently directed the Office of Economic and Workforce Development for Durham, North Carolina.
FOX13 Memphis reports that Gunn led Durham's recruitment and helped structure the public-private partnership for the $1.4 billion AbbVie advanced biomanufacturing facility. It's the largest single private investment in Durham's history.
Durham's AbbVie project is projected to create 734 jobs
- $1.4 billion
- AbbVie facility Gunn helped structure in Durham
- 734
- permanent life sciences jobs projected
- $8 billion
- estimated economic impact
Source: FOX13 Memphis
“Joshua is a proven chief executive who has sat on both sides of the table.”
- Experience: more than 15 years of executive leadership
- Past board seat: National Board of Directors, ACCE
- Hometown: Durham, North Carolina
- Degree: psychology, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University
Gunn has led two chambers and a city economic office
| Place | Role | Note |
|---|---|---|
| City of Durham, N.C. | Office director | $1.4 billion AbbVie deal |
| Glendale Chamber, Ariz. | President & CEO | Third-largest in Arizona |
| Peoria Area Chamber, Ill. | President & CEO | Four years |
Source: FOX13 Memphis
Sources: FOX13 Memphis, Daily Memphian