The Rutherford County Chamber of Commerce has named Randy Knight, Nissan's vice president of manufacturing for the Smyrna Vehicle Assembly Plant, as the 2014 Business Person of the Year, and will honor him at the Chamber's annual Business at its Best celebration on Friday, Feb. 6, at the Embassy Suites Murfreesboro Hotel & Conference Center.

In his current role, which he has held since November 2013, Knight is responsible for the operation of Nissan's Smyrna Vehicle Assembly Plant including safety, quality, operations, productivity and environmental compliance. He joined Nissan in 1983 as a production technician in the Smyrna Paint Plant. He was promoted to area manager in material handling in 1990 and to management positions in several areas of the plant. Knight was named director and plant manager of the Stamping Plant in 2002, director and plant manager of the Trim and Chassis Plant in 2004, and director of material handling and manufacturing support in 2013.

Knight holds a bachelor's degree in business administration from Middle Tennessee State University, is a Leadership Rutherford graduate and serves on the Leadership Rutherford Council.

The Business at its Best reception will begin at 5:30 p.m.; followed by a dinner at 6:30 p.m. Reservations are $70 for Chamber members and $90 for non-members. To reserve your seat, please contact the Chamber at 615-893-6556 or visit www.rutherfordchamber.org.

About the Chamber of Commerce:

The Rutherford County Chamber of Commerce, which includes the Convention & Visitors Bureau, Destination Rutherford, Economic Development, Workforce Development and the Business Education Partnership, seeks to promote economic development and a quality of life to benefit all residents of Rutherford County. Programs, events and services are offered to both its nearly 1,600 member organizations and non-members. The Chamber operates out of a main office on Medical Center Parkway in Murfreesboro, which also houses the Tennessee Small Business Development Center, and has branch offices in Smyrna, La Vergne and Eagleville. Learn more at www.rutherfordchamber.org.