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Candy association president looks back at sweet career

Larry Graham shares secrets to his long tenure, as he steps down as head of the National Confectioners Association in 2014 Larry Graham was working as an assistant counsel in Congress when he was first approached about lobbying for the American Hotel-Motel Association. His response: “What’s a trade association?” Graham That question was the start of an association career that eventually led Graham to become president of the National Confectioners Association in 1992. Now, after leading the candy association for more than two decades, Graham plans to retire from NCA in 2014. In an interview with CEO Update, Graham, 69, said his lengthy tenure at the association… Read More