Background
Meeks, D. Michael was born on March 7, 1943 in Hope, Arkansas, United States.
Meeks, D. Michael was born on March 7, 1943 in Hope, Arkansas, United States.
Bachelor of Science, Lambuth College, Jackson, Tennessee, 1966; Master of Business Administration, Memphis State University, 1967; certified advanced management program, Harvard University, 1985.
Innkeeper, Winegardner, Inc., Richmond, Kentucky, 1969-1972; innkeeper, Winegardner, International, Springfield, Missouri, 1973-1974; vice president operations, Winegardner, International, Springfield, Missouri, 1974-1975; area manager franchise operations, Holiday Inns, Inc., Memphis, 1975-1976; regional vice president franchise operations, Holiday Inns, Inc., Memphis, 1976-1979; vice president system program development, Holiday Inns, Inc., Memphis, 1979-1980; vice president product management, Holiday Inns, Inc., Memphis, 1980-1981; vice president franchise development, Holiday Inns, Inc., Memphis, 1981-1983; vice president development, Holiday Inns, Inc., Memphis, 1983-1984; senior vice president system hotels, Holiday Inns, Inc., Memphis, 1984-1985; senior vice president hotel development, Holiday Corporation, Memphis, 1985-1987; president hotel group, corporation senior vice president, Promus Companies, Memphis, since 1988; also board directors, Promus Companies, Memphis, 1988-1991; president, chief Executive officer international division, The Pomus Companies, since 1991. Board directors Tennessee Restaurant Company, Perkins Management Company, Perkins Restaurants, Inc., Friendly Ice Cream Corporation, EPAM Corporation, Embassy Development Corporation, Embassy Equity Development Corporation, Embassy Suites, Inc., ESI Equity Development Corporation, Hampton Equity Development Corporation, Hampton Inns, Inc., Homewood Suites, Inc., Pacific Hotels, Inc., others.
Member advisory board Give Kids the World. Board directors Memphis Development Foundation, Lambuth College, Jackson, Tennessee. Member National Restaurant Association, American Management Association, Urban Land Institute (associate), International Franchise Association (franchise relations committee, ednl committee).
Clubs: Harvard (Boston).
Son of Hiram McKinney Meeks and Lula Edna (Frink) Steele. Divorced; children: David Michael, Jonathan McKinney.