Hubert A. King, III, General Manager, of Caney Fork Electric Cooperative, Inc. has announced his retirement after 35 years of service effective December 31, 2007.
On October 8th, Mr. King will commence his accumulated and earned leave and William S. (Bill) Rogers, Assistant General Manager, will assume responsibilities on that date as the General Manager on an interim basis.
Mr. King has served as General Manager of the cooperative for the past eleven years of his tenure with the cooperative. His deep understanding of working with people has led him to excel in steering the cooperative to a higher level of quality service to the membership. In his time of service to the cooperative, a new highly technical two way automated meter reading system was being installed. Many other upgrades to the cooperative’s system occurred during this time including improvements to three of the cooperative’s offices.
King has served as a board member of the Warren County Industrial Board, was a member of the McMinnville Noon Rotary Club, a board member of Central Service Association headquartered in Tupelo, MS, a board member of the United Utility Service located in Kentucky, and a board member of the Tennessee Valley Public Power Association. He also held numerous committee positions with the Tennessee Electric Cooperative Association.
The Board of Directors of Caney Fork Electric Cooperative, Inc. and it’s employees wish to thank Hubert for his many years of dedicated service to the cooperative and it’s membership.