Technology >> CEO Interviews >> January 7, 2002

Robert Bloom – Acxiom Corporation (acxm)

ROBERT BLOOM serves as a Financial Leader for Acxiom Corporation. In this role, he acts as treasurer and also manages all corporate financial relations activity, including lead responsibility for investor relations. Prior to joining Acxiom in 1992, he was employed for six years with Wilson Sporting Goods Co. as Chief Financial Officer of its international division. Prior to his employment with Wilson, Mr. Bloom worked for nine years for Arthur Andersen & Co., serving most recently as Audit MFor example, we recently expanded into environmental testing, targeting the emergency response and industrial hygiene markets, with the acquisition of a field-portable, toxic chemical analyzer business. It's a perfect fit for INFICON: it leverages our expertise in gas sensors and complements our semiconductor instrumentation products. In fact, the main component of this HAPSITE product family is a modified version of our largest selling in situ analysis product.anager. Mr. Bloom is a Certified Public Accountant and holds a degree in Accounting from the University of Illinois. Profile
TWST: Could you give us a brief overview of the history and evolution of

Acxiom?

Mr. Bloom: We have been in business since 1969. We are a company with

revenues of roughly $1 billion in our