There are 3 article(s) tagged Ray Pohlman:

• June 2023

  • A quarter-century ago, AutoZone Park gave Downtown a jump-start

    After decades of decline, Downtown started to rebound — and perhaps nothing spurred the comeback quite like the 2000 opening of AutoZone Park at Third and Union. The whole atmosphere changed. Or as now-retired AutoZone executive Ray Pohlman remembers: “Downtown was cool ... it just flourished.”

    By Don Wade June 26, 2023

• November 2022

  • Meet Me in Memphis: President of Redbirds, 901 FC left St. Louis to ‘bet on me’

    Craig Unger left his dream of working for the St. Louis Cardinals in his hometown to become general manager of the Memphis Redbirds. Now, he’s added Memphis 901 FC under his reign and is considered “part of the Memphis fabric.”

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    Just a touch of ‘Ted Lasso' for Craig Unger as part-owner of London soccer club

    By Don Wade November 13, 2022

• January 2019

  • AutoZone’s Ray Pohlman retiring; David McKinney to replace him

    After 24 years with AutoZone Inc., Ray Pohlman, vice president of government and community relations, will retire at the end of January with his replacement coming from the Greater Memphis Chamber.

    By Natalie Pilgrim January 08, 2019