Pitt Hyde

Joseph Reeves Hyde III (born 1942), known as Pitt Hyde,[1][2] is an American entrepreneur and philanthropist in Memphis, Tennessee. He is best known for founding AutoZone as a spinoff of his family's grocery business, Malone and Hyde, in 1979.[2] Hyde is also a part-owner of the Memphis Grizzlies.[3]

Hyde graduated from the University of North Carolina with a degree in economics.[4] He is a member of Presbyterian Church [5] and studied in Presbyterian Day School.[6]

Together with his wife, Barbara Rosser Hyde, Pitt runs the Hyde Family Foundation which works for the betterment of Memphis through hands-on philanthropy.[7]

References

  1. ↑ "J.R. "Pitt" Hyde III (1942-)". Tennessee Encyclopedia of History and Culture. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
  2. 1 2 "Our History". Hyde Family Foundations. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
  3. ↑ Williams, David (27 March 2008). "Grizzlies partners truly in minority". Commercial Appeal. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
  4. ↑ Eng, Dinah (August 12, 2013). "Putting Autozone into Drive". Fortune. 168 (3): 17–18.
  5. ↑ http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=44280852
  6. ↑ http://www.martininstitute.org/about/presbyterian-day-schoolmemphis-tn.html
  7. ↑ "Barbara and Pitt Hyde". Philantrhopies.


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