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    Getting to Know Me
    Getting to Know Me
    Getting to Know Me
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    Getting to Know Me

    By John Henry Croom III

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    John H. Croom, III is a retired chief execujtive of one of the nation's largest natural gas companies. In his auto-biography, Getting to Know Me, he relates stories of his familu and childhood in his native North Carolina, his decision to be a professional engineer, and events throughout his adult working life, that took him north for almost fifty years, before retiring to his native state. Of special note, he expands on the interplay of marketing competition, regulation and politics in the natural gas business. His book concludes with his reflections on forces and natural occurrences that shaped his life, his career and his retirement.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherXlibris US
    Release dateMay 22, 2012
    ISBN9781477103746
    Getting to Know Me
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    John Henry Croom III

    John H. Croom, III is a retired chief executive of one of the nation’s largest natural gas companies. In his auto-biography, Getting to Know Me, he relates stories of his family and childhood in his native North Carolina, his decision to be a professional engineer, and events throughout his adult working life, that took him north for almost fifty years, before retiring to his native state. Of special note, he expands on the interplay of market competition, regulation and politics in the natural gas business. His book concludes with his reflections on forces and natural occurrences that shaped his life, his career and his retirement.

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