Memphis Mayor Paul Young announces leadership team changes

Memphis Mayor Paul Young has announced three major leadership appointments. 

Chris Winston has been selected as the city’s new chief operating officer. Winston comes to the city with 35 years of executive leadership experience, including roles at FedEx, Tesla, and Comcast. He also presently serves on the board of directors of both the University of Memphis Foundation and Methodist Healthcare. 

Winston holds a bachelor’s degree in management information systems and services from the University of Memphis and a master’s in business administration from Dowling College. His background includes work in enterprise operations, organizational transformation, technology modernization, and workforce strategy.  

Art Davis has been selected as the city’s new chief financial officer. He presently serves as the deputy chief financial officer of the city’s treasury, where he played a central role in strengthening and stabilizing the city’s financial operations. 

Prior to joining the city, Davis served as chief operating officer and chief financial officer of the Memphis River Parks Partnership. He has also held several financial roles with the Children’s Museum of Memphis, Spectra Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium, and Memphis Redbirds Baseball Foundation. Davis holds a bachelor’s degree in accountancy from the University of Mississippi.  

Greg Dotson has also been selected as the interim city engineer. A licensed professional engineer in six states, Dotson has more than 27 years of civil engineering and transportation infrastructure experience. 

He comes to Memphis from serving as state transportation leader for West Tennessee at Gresham Smith. He has also worked for Barge Design Solutions, Neel-Schaffer, and Gannet Fleming, working with local, state, and federal agencies on a wide variety of projects. 

In his early career, Dotson played a vital role in deploying Memphis’ Intelligent Transportation Systems infrastructure. As interim engineer, Dotson will oversee the city’s engineering division and help advance critical infrastructure and capital improvement projects that support Memphis’ continued growth. 

Dotson holds a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from the University of Memphis. He also holds several engineering licenses and certifications.