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James Hackett, the newly appointed CEO of Anadarko Petroleum Corp., is not one to let grass grow under his feet.
In late 1998, after little more than a month in office as the CEO of Houston oil and gas company Seagull Energy Corp., Hackett said he intended to double the size of that company by acquisition or merger in the next two to three years.
Two weeks later, Seagull announced its merger with Houston-based Ocean Energy Inc.
Hackett's bold but strategically focused leadership of Ocean Energy is regarded by many analysts as just what Anadarko needs to revive its lagging performance.
The Woodlands-based company announced Dec. 3 that its chairman and CEO, Robert Allison, 64, is...