{"id":569,"date":"2015-12-23T13:48:02","date_gmt":"2015-12-23T13:48:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wwwggrnet.wpengine.com\/cornet\/?page_id=569"},"modified":"2026-01-05T14:25:09","modified_gmt":"2026-01-05T14:25:09","slug":"key-contacts","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ggr.net\/cornet\/key-contacts\/","title":{"rendered":"Key Contacts"},"content":{"rendered":"[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;section&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.47&#8243;][et_pb_row custom_padding=&#8221;27px|0px|0|0px|false|false&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.19.9&#8243;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.19.9&#8243; parallax=&#8221;off&#8221; parallax_method=&#8221;on&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;3.19.9&#8243;]\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<span style=\"font-size: 15px;\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: #333333; font-size: 26px;\">Key Contacts<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row custom_padding=&#8221;26px|0px|27px|0px|false|false&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;row&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.48&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;2_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.47&#8243; parallax=&#8221;off&#8221; parallax_method=&#8221;on&#8221;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Text&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.87&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; use_border_color=&#8221;off&#8221; border_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221;]\n<blockquote>\n<p>Adrian joined GGR Communications when it was formed in 1994. 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