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Chamber names next president and CEO

By , Daily Memphian Updated: November 06, 2026 9:03 AM CT | Published: November 06, 2026 9:03 AM CT

The Greater Memphis Chamber has named Joshua Gunn president and CEO, effective Dec. 13.

Gunn has served on the National Board of Directors for the Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives and has years of executive leadership experience in roles nationwide.

Most recently, Gunn was director of the Office of Economic and Workforce Development for Durham, North Carolina.

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Andy Ashby

Andy Ashby

Andy Ashby covers commercial real estate and economic development. He has worked locally at the Germantown News, the DeSoto County Tribune, the Daily News and the Memphis Business Journal. He graduated from the University of Tennessee, where he photographed the 1998 National Championship game. Email tips or story ideas to aashby@dailymemphian.com


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