Industry & Services >> CEO Interviews >> April 9, 2001

Christopher Formant – Ixl Enterprises Inc (iixl)

CHRISTOPHER M. FORMANT is the President and Chief Executive Officer of iXL Enterprises, Inc., a global consulting firm. In this leadership role, he is responsible for overseeing iXL's worldwide operations and strategic development activities. Mr. Formant also serves as a member of the iXL Board of Directors. Mr. Formant joined PricewaterhouseCoopers in 1993. His positions there included Global Banking Consulting Leader and Americas Banking Industry Chairman with predecessor firm, Coopers & Lybrand. Prior to moving into the consulting industry, he was Executive Vice President of MBNA America and MNC Financial. Mr. Formant is recognized as one of the top consultants in the world and has successfully grown large organizations to world-class levels. He is also known as an expert in the areas of merger integration, business reengineering, retail banking, new product development, Internet strategy/Web enablement, new customer acquisition, financial services consulting and customer relationship management (CRM). His consulting clients have included many of the leading financial services firms in the world. Mr. Formant graduated from Washington and Lee University with a BS in Commerce cum laude, and earned an MBA in Finance and Investments from George Washington University. Profile
TWST: Could we begin with a brief historical sketch of the company and

an overview?

Mr. Formant: iXL began as an interactive agency back in 1996 and since

then has evolved into one of the