NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee has appointed Clay Bright to serve as CEO of the Memphis Regional Megasite industrial complex.
The site will soon be home to a Ford Motor Co. electric vehicle and battery plant.
Bright currently serves as the commissioner of the Tennessee Department of Transportation.
He is slated to earn $175,000 a year in his new position, which involves working with a newly formed board of directors known as the Megasite Authority to oversee the buildout of the site.
Last month, Ford and South Korean battery maker SK Innovation revealed plans for a $5.6 billion campus to build electric F-Series pickup trucks at the megasite.
