Technology >> CEO Interviews >> April 9, 2001
LOWELL W. ROBINSON is Senior Executive Vice President and CFO with
responsibility for all Finance and Administrative functions. Mr.
Robinson brings more than 20 years of senior financial and operational
experience at both Fortune 100 sized corporations and entrepreneurial
companies in the consumer products, direct marketing and technology
industries. Prior to joining HotJobs.com, Ltd. in May 2000, he served as
Executive Vice President and CFO for PRT Group, an Internet and IT
software services company for which he raised $62 million in its initial
public offering. In his prior capacity as Executive Vice President and
CFO for ADVO (NYSE: AD), Mr. Robinson increased shareholder value by
300% in one year, by implementing a leveraged recapitalization through
payment of a one-time special dividend and putting $250 million of debt
on the balance sheet; divesting nonstrategic businesses; exiting
unprofitable market segments; and significantly reducing fixed costs.
Mr. Robinson held prior senior financial positions with CITIGROUP (1986-
1993), Mars Inc., and Kraft/General Foods. He received a BA in Economics
from the University of Wisconsin and an MBA from Harvard Business
School. Profile
DIMITRI J. BOYLAN, acting President and Chief Executive Officer, and
Chief Operating Officer of HotJobs.com, Ltd., brings nearly 15 years of
executive recruiting and operational management experience to
HotJobs.com, Ltd. Prior to joining the company in October 1997, he
served as Managing Director of Recruiting at OTEC, Inc. At OTEC, Mr.
Boylan specialized in recruiting high-tech professionals for premier
software development houses and the world's leading financial
institutions. Mr. Boylan holds a Bachelor's degree in Biophysics from
the University of Pennsylvania and a Master's degree in Biophysics from
the University of Illinois. He has co-authored several papers that have
been published in leading scientific peer review publications, including
The Biophysics Journal. Profile
TWST: Gentlemen, would either one of you mind providing a brief overviewof HotJobs.com, Limited?
Mr. Boylan: We are an Internet recruiting service and were founded in
1997. We're in the multi