The older of the Growney sons is called Tom D. to avoid
the confusion of sharing his father's
name. After earning a bachelor's degree in finance at the University of Mississippi,
he went to
work for the Texas Commerce Bank in El Paso, Texas, where he served as a credit
analyst and
a real estate lender. Then he moved to Winston-Salem, North Carolina, where he
handled a
portfolio of $250 million as a real estate lender for Wachovia Bank. Next he
was employed by a
real estate developer to acquire sites for new shopping centers. In 1993 he returned
to
Albuquerque to become part of the family business.
While Tom D. was growing up, he had worked for the company's
parts department during his
summer vacations. Although his ultimate objective was to
make the firm his career, he took
his father's advice and sought employment elsewhere after
college. Having worked with other
employers gives him a broader view than merely knowing how
things have always been done at Tom Growney Equipment.
"
Getting that experience under my belt, I had something to
bring back to the family business other than the fact that
I have the
same last name as the man who founded it." |
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