The day after he resigned from his position as head of investment
banking at Bank of America Securities, Joseph Schell got a
telephone call. It was from Dycom Industries, one of the leading
providers of engineering and construction support for the cable and
telecoms industry. Schell had been their banker for over Wve years,
and was now being asked if he would like to join its board.
Schell accepted, as he did the oVer of a seat on the board at
two other companies he had worked closely with over the years,
Samina Corporation and consumer electronics firm Good
Guys.
These three positions were meant to be it as far as work was
concerned. He was also looking forward to devoting more time to the
home...
