John Abele: Serendipity, Social Networking and Finding a Needle in a Haystack

As a leader of the Grunion expedition, Abele recently rediscovered the WWII submarine his father disappeared on in 1942.

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FlinnyUtinc

Hi There

i've just joined here and wanted to say hi to all of you!I really hope to give something back to this board...

Cheers

Thu, 02/25/2010 - 14:38

Lewis J. Abele

Enjoyed your video :) There's not alot of Abeles around......

Wed, 02/23/2011 - 12:57

John Abele

As a leader of the Grunion expedition, John Abele recently rediscovered the WWII submarine his father disappeared on in 1942. Abele is also the retired founder and chairman of Boston Scientific Corporation, a 16,000 employee, $6 billion global company that is a leader in the field of “Less Invasive Medicine.” 
 

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