Consumer >> CEO Interviews >> October 19, 2009

Hsn, Inc. – Mindy Grossman

MINDY GROSSMAN is CEO of HSN, Inc., and a member of the company's board of directors. Prior to taking the company public, Ms. Grossman served as CEO of IAC Retailing since 2006. Ms. Grossman joined IAC from Nike, Inc., where she served as Global Vice President and head of Nike's apparel business from 2000 to 2006. Prior to that, Ms. Grossman served as President and CEO of Polo Jeans Company and was Vice President of new business development at Polo Ralph Lauren Corp. She also served as President of Chaps Ralph Lauren and Senior Vice President of menswear for Warnaco, Inc. In 2009 Ms. Grossman was ranked one of the world's 100 most powerful women by Forbes magazine. Profile
TWST: Please begin with a historical sketch of your company and a brief recap of the last year, since you spun off from IAC.

Ms. Grossman: HSN (HSNI)is a 32-year-old company and, interestingly, I