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When I come upon a man who has a gleaming, empty, clear desktop, I am dealing with a fellow who is so far removed from the realities of his business that someone else is running it for him.
Harold Geneen
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Harold Geneen
Age: 87 †
Born: 1910
Born: January 22
Died: 1997
Died: November 21
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Harold Sydney Geneen
Hal Geneen
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