David Clark

President and CEO, Visit Mobile

David Clark joined Visit Mobile as President & CEO on April 1, 2017.  He has 29 years of hospitality, lodging, and tourism leadership and 27 years working and living in Coastal Alabama. His role with Visit Mobile is to promote the City of Mobile as a tourism destination by creating an image of leisure to attract tourist from the leisure and convention markets.

Prior to joining Visit Mobile, David worked for Spectrum Resorts. Prior to working with Spectrum Resorts, David worked with Marriott International for 25 years; 23 of those years were at The Grand Hotel Marriott, Resort Golf Club & Spa in Point Clear, AL where he served in a variety of roles including Head Golf Professional, Director of Golf, Resident Manager, and General Manager.

David’s teams led Marriott International’s Resort Division to the #1 Overall Guest Satisfaction ranking in North America for six consecutive years. David was the recipient of Marriott International’s General Manager of The Year for North America and received Hotelier of The Year in 2016 and 2009 by the Alabama Restaurant and Hospitality Alliance. He was honored by The Eastern Shore Chamber of Commerce as Community Leader of The Year and served on Leadership Alabama. He was recognized in 2016 as Industry Partner of The Year by the University of South Alabama’s Hospitality & Tourism Department.

David currently serves as President of the University of South Alabama’s Hospitality and Tourism Advisory Board, is a Board Member of The Exploreum, the Alabama Restaurant & Hospitality Alliance, and The Mobile Area Chamber of Commerce Board of Advisors.  He is a past Chairman of The Board of The Eastern Shore of Commerce, the Baldwin County Economic Development Alliance and Chairman Elect of the Coastal Alabama Business Chamber. David is a Lifetime Member of the Professional Golfers Association of America.

He has a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Management from Western Kentucky University. He is married to Melinda and has one daughter, Savannah.