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Callon witness to many ups and downs in oil industry.

Publication: Mississippi Business Journal
Publication Date: 26-DEC-05
Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: Callon witness to many ups and downs in oil industry.(Executive Leadership)

Article Excerpt
Fred L. Callon, President and CEO, Callon Petroleum Company (NYSE: CPE), in Natchez.

When Fred Callon is mulling a major decision, his stall knows it. From down the hall, they can hear him drumming his fingers on the desk. "He's always pounding out his favorite cadences," said Callon Petroleum public relations manager Terry Trovato. "He's still a drummer at heart."

A native of Vicksburg, Callon grew up in a close-knit family in Natchez, the younger of two sons born to Sire, a Callon Petroleum executive, and Vera, his homemaker wife. During the 1960s, Callon was a drummer in The Rude Awakening Show Band, a local favorite rock and roll band.

"We played a lot of Otis Redding and James Brown-type soul music," recalled Callon, with a grin. "But after high school, I had to...

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