Rod Gray has won innumerable titles during his years on the competition barbecue circuit, along with earning the descriptor of entrepreneur. Now, he has a new title: CEO of the Kansas City Barbeque Society.
KCBS said Wednesday that Gray will become just the fourth CEO in the organization’s 36-year history. He will assume the new role on Monday. He succeeds Emily Detwiler, who had led the organization since August 2019.
KCBS is a nonprofit looked to as a leading authority and advocate for barbecue,…