Executive leadership team change
Mercury’s Chief Operating Officer - Generation, Kevin Taylor, has advised he intends to retire and will leave the company at the end of the year.
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Mercury’s Chief Operating Officer - Generation, Kevin Taylor, has advised he intends to retire and will leave the company at the end of the year.
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