November 13, 2003
New CEO Dives Into Big Project to Clean Up World's Oceans
Andrew Sharpless has always used the beaches of the Outer Banks in North Carolina to mark important occasions in his life. He got married there, goes back on vacations, and recently took his children there in advance of another major transition, one that will force him to wade out a little further into the water.
In September, Mr. Sharpless, 47, became the chief executive officer of Oceana, a three-year-old environmental organization that has set for itself a broad, ambitious goal:
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