Strickland: No national search for new MLGW president and CEO
“We have the right person for the job and that’s Doug McGowen,” Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland said, seen here on July 7, 2022. (Brad Vest/Special to The Daily Memphian)
Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland reacted Friday to a call from City Council Chairman Martavius Jones to conduct a national search for the next president and CEO of Memphis Light, Gas and Water Division.
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