Consumer >> CEO Interviews >> May 7, 2001
MEL W. ROBINSON joined Hotel Reservations Network, Inc., in September
2000 as its Chief Financial and Strategic Officer. He contributes to HRN
on a broad level, applying his knowledge and experience in the travel
industry, financial management skills, deal making ability and strategic
judgment, as the company continues to focus on rapid growth and
generating excellent returns for its shareholders. Before joining HRN,
he served from 1997 as Senior Vice President, Corporate Development with
Travel Services International. From 1994 to 1997, he served as Chief
Financial Officer of Cruises Only, the largest specialized cruise seller
in the US, and directed that company's participation in the complex
five'company merger/IPO through which Travel Services International was
formed. Throughout the 1980s and early 1990s Mr. Robinson held senior
management positions with several companies in the consumer and
financial services industries. From 1989 to 1993 he served as President
and CFO of the Gale Group, a consumer products manufacturing firm. From
1986 to 1989 he was Managing Director and Founder of the Growth Capital
Group of PNC Merchant Banking Company, which specialized in private
placements of institutional equity for high growth companies. From 1983
to 1986 he was CFO of Drug Emporium, a publicly held discount drugstore
chain. From 1979 to 1983 he was a commercial loan officer with
Pittsburgh National Bank. Mr. Robinson received an MBA in Finance from
the University of Pittsburgh and a BS in Education from Duquesne
University. Profile
Hotel Reservations Network?
Mr. Robinson: Hotel Reservations Network was founded in 1991 by David
Litman and Bob Diener,
