[TenTec] Jim Wharton resigned today

[Jim Lowman]

Reading between the lines of John Henry's message, I'd hazard a guess 
that "...an offer that he couldn't refuse" could have been a nice 
"Golden Handshake."

Yes, I saw that individual's comments on the original Facebook 
announcement of Jim's resignation.
Sounded like a troll to me, or maybe a competitor.

73 de Jim - AD6CW

On 8/16/2014 5:50 AM, Peter Bertini wrote:
> I believe I read that all manufacturing was going to be done in Tennessee.
>
> I'd imagine part of the economics would be to reduce upper management to
> avoid duplication and to reduce costs. That happens with any merger. JH's
> comments show that the retirement was amicable. I'd suspect he stayed just
> long enough to ensure a smooth transfer as the mechanics of the deal fall
> into place.  The good news is that the engineering and sales force are
> still in place. I'd be extremely leery if we were reading that the
> engineers and technical staff was being cut.
>
> Pete
>