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Article: Varied background leads Zink to Hancock port commission.(Hancock County Port and Harbor Commission appoints John W. Zink as new executive director)
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- The Mississippi Business Journal
- Article date:
- April 16, 2007
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The Hancock County Port and Harbor Commission, this area's economic development organization, has a new executive director, John W. Zink. The 55-year-old leader took the helm in mid-January, coming to the position with a diversified background.
A native of Baltimore, Md., he earned a degree in architecture from the University of Idaho, a masters of science from Georgia Institute of Technology and an executive education certificate from Duke University. He served 24 years in the United States Navy, retiring in 2003 after 10 years at the Seabees Base in Gulfport.
"We like it here and didn't want to leave when I retired," he said.
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