Denari Named Y&L President

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Young & Laramore couldn’t immediately afford Tom Denari as a freshly minted MBA graduate from Indiana University in 1989.

But David Young, chairman of the Indianapolis independent, saw promise in the young man and offered him a part-time job until a full-time salary became available. For Denari, who’s now 41 and took over as president of the shop on Jan. 1, patience paid off.

“The half-salary lasted about two months,” Denari said. “They were a young, hot shop.



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