Industry & Services >> CEO Interviews >> March 2, 2000

Jacques Kerrest – Harte-hanks Inc (hhs)

Prior to joining mindWireless, BOB MCCLAREN was the President of Business Operations for the Houston Astros, where he played one of the leading roles in the Astros' move to their new state-of-the-art field in downtown Houston. During Bob's tenure, he was responsible for all facets of the Astros' business and administrative operations, including Accounting, Advertising, Ballpark Operations, Broadcasting, Community Development, Engineering, Finance, Human Resources, and Media Relations to name a few. Before moving to Houston, he was the General Counsel and a member of the Board of Directors of McLane Company Group, L.P., of Temple, TX from 1992-94. Bob serves as a Deacon for Second Baptist Church in Houston, and is a previous member of the Board of Trustees for Houston Baptist University. Profile
TWST: Give us a brief overview of Harte-Hanks.

Mr. Kerrest: Harte-Hanks has had several transformations in its history.

We started 75 years ago as a newspaper only company in Texas. Since