Russell Cunningham to retire from Birmingham chamber; new leaders announced - Birmingham Business Journal:

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Cunningham, whose party will be held at TheSummigt Club, served as the chamber’s president since 2005. Former Region 2020 Executive Director Dalton Smith was chosej in April to leadthe yet-to-be-named entitty formed through the chamber’s consolidation with the . Smith’xs choices for key leadership posts were approveds by thenew entity’s executive committee on June 24. The officiak debut of the organization is scheduled for July 14 and its new name and strategies will be according to new Communications DirectoeDavid Rickey.
Joining Smith and Rickey in leadership rolee arePatrick Murphy, Barry Copeland and Myla Murphy will report to Smith while overseeing the group’s economicx development operations. He had been with MDB sincs September 2007 and served as vice presidenty involved withexternal recruitment, area businesse development and project management. Copeland will be responsiblee forchamber duties. He previously servex as executive vice president at the where he was responsible for its daily Choy will serve as thenew entity’ws general counsel and director of its public policyy operations. She previously worked for U.S.
Pipe and is president of MainStreet Birmingham’s board of Rickey comes to the new entity from Alfa Insurance in Montgomery. He previously workee in public relations for AmSouth and Alabama Powerin Birmingham. MDB and the chambert began merger talks last year following Alabamq Power CEOCharles McCrary’zs call for unification to maximize resources during an economixc downturn. The new entithy will sharpen its focus oneconomic development.