Technology >> CEO Interviews >> October 7, 2002
PHILLIP SEAN LAFLEUR, Chairman and CEO of MakeMusic! Inc., joined
the company in November 2000 as Chief Operating Officer and a
Director. He became Chief Executive Officer in January 2001 and
Chairman of the Board in October 2001. Prior to joining the
company, Mr. Lafleur held the position of Vice President for
European Internet Operations for Trader.com. In 1990 Mr. Lafleur
joined Bertelsmann, where for nine years he held a variety of
positions including Deputy Marketing Manager France Loisirs
(Paris), President of Quebec Loisirs (Montreal), and Executive
Director of Music and Multimedia Operations and Foreign
Subsidiaries for France Loisirs. In this last position, Mr.
Lafleur acted as Chairman of the Music Expert Committee for
Bertelsmann's European book and music clubs. Canadian, Mr.
Lafleur holds a BS honors degree in Physics from the University
of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada. After beginning his
career as a Business Analyst for McKinsey & Co in Toronto, Mr.
Lafleur went on to obtain an Honors MBA from INSEAD
(Fontainebleau). Profile
TWST: Could you tell us what MakeMusic! does?Mr. Lafleur: MakeMusic! provides solutions for helping people
learn to play music, to create and make music and to teach music.
We're a software