McCullough to lead MDA

Former Tupelo mayor Glenn McCullough Jr. is the new executive director of the Mississippi Development Authority. Gov. Phil Bryant made the announcement April 30 at the Mississippi Economic Council's annual PowerPlay meeting in Jackson. McCullough succeeds Brent Christensen, who is to leave MDA June 1 to take over the Greensboro (NC) Partnership. McCullough, 60, was mayor of Tupelo from 1997-99. Former president Bill Clinton appointed him to the board of the Tennessee Valley Authority afterwards; and former president George W. Bush appointed him TVA chairman of that board in 2001. (Source: Clarion Ledger 04/30/15)