Technology >> CEO Interviews >> November 29, 1999
DR JONATHAN ROBINSON is the CEO of NetBenefit Plc. He was educated at
the University of Cape Town South Africa where he gained a BSc in
Experimental Physics followed by a PhD in Materials Engineering.
Following the award of his PhD, Jonathan worked at Imperial College in
London. It was in this dynamic and collaborative research environment
that Jonathan gained his exposure to the effectiveness of Internet based
communication tools. Jonathan started NetBenefit in 1995 as a founder
shareholder and company director. He was appointed to the position of
Managing Director in June 1997. His full-time appointment enabled
NetBenefit's core competencies of technical excellence, constant
innovation and depth of expertise to be refined and developed to maximum
potential. His heavy involvement in domain name issues led to him being
a founder member of the Geneva-based international, domain name
registration organisation, the Internet council of Registrars (CORE).
Jonathan is currently the deputy chairperson of CORE. Profile
TWST: Can you start us off with a bit of a historical summary onNetBenefit, and then in that context, bring us up to date as to what you
see as the business and the company today?
Dr.