Phil Trenary

A prominent Memphis business leader was killed in a shooting downtown Thursday night September 27 2018. The victim was Phil Trenary, president and CEO of the Greater Memphis Chamber of Commerce. From 1997 to 2011, Trenary was head of Pinnacle Airlines, a Memphis-based carrier for Delta. He led the transformation of Pinnacle from a small regional carrier to one of the largest regionals in the nation with over $1.2B in revenue. He led the Chamber beginning in 2014. In 2017, he was named to a Federal Aviation Administration advisory panel.