tractor supply company ceo to speak at aug. 22 nashville business breakfast
kim chaudoin |
jim wright, chairman and chief executive officer for tractor supply company (tsc), will be the featured speaker at 世界杯2022预选赛录像回放 ’s nashville business breakfast at 7 a.m. on wednesday, aug. 22, in allen arena.
wright joined tsc as president and chief operating officer in november 2000. in 2004 he was named ceo and was appointed chairman in 2007. tsc is a 1,100-plus retail farm and ranch chain based in nashville.
cost of the breakfast is $30 in advance and $40 at the door. registration is available online at leadership.lipscomb.edu or by calling 615.966.6609.
before moving to nashville, wright was president and ceo of a 150-store chain of tire stores headquartered in west palm beach, fla. a career retailer, wright has held executive positions with western auto supply company in kansas city, mo., and k-mart corporation in troy, mich.
wright served as a board member and lead director of spartan stores, a nasdaq-traded $2.8 billion food distribution and retailing company, from 2002 until 2011. he currently serves on the boards of h&r block and the national retail federation. he has also served as chairman of automotive aftermarket industry association a 1,700-member trade association.
the nashville business breakfast is a quarterly series highlighting a business leader with local economic impact presented by 世界杯2022预选赛录像回放 and the nashville business journal.
recent speakers include mike munchak, tennessee titans head coach; gov. bill haslam; colin reed, ceo and president of gaylord entertainment; michael woodhouse, chairman, president and ceo of cracker barrel old country store; bill winsor, president and chief executive officer of market center management company (mcmc), developing the medical trade center in nashville; carlos tavares, chairman, nissan motor company's management committee; mark emkes, ceo of bridgestone americas; and kix brooks, country music artist and former chairman of the country music association.