Bill Boone

Bill Boone has had to be a referee for one of the biggest mergers in the in-plant business. By Mike Llewellyn WHEN Conoco Inc. and Phillips Petroleum merged operations last year, the move meant big changes for the in-plants at both energy companies. Seeing the value of running an in-house printing operation, the new company, ConocoPhillips, turned to 32-year veteran in-plant supervisor Bill Boone, manager of Conoco's shop, to assist with the monumental task of merging the two operations into one. He had a big job ahead of him. Bob Slaughter and Paul Atkisson, both recently retired from the Phillips operation, had earned their

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