Consumer >> CEO Interviews >> May 28, 2001
THOMAS J. KENNEDY is President of Global Tree Technologies Inc. and
Chief Executive Officer of GTT's subsidiary, World Internet Broadcasting
Network Corp. As Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Kennedy is positioning
WIBN as a leader in developing and licensing Internet broadcasting
services through the use of ad revenue software, e-Targeting. Mr.
Kennedy graduated from the University of British Columbia in 1973 with a
Bachelor of Commerce (BComm), and obtained a Bachelor of Law (LLB) from
UBC in 1974. He worked as a Federal Crown Prosecutor for six years with
the Department of Justice, Vancouver Office. In 1982 he was appointed to
the position of Vice Chairman of the Workers Compensation Review Board,
where he remained for nine years. Since 1991 Mr. Kennedy has been an
entrepreneur and a CEO, President or Director of several public
companies. Profile
ROBERT W. MACKIN, SR., has been President of World Internet Broadcasting
Network Corp. since August 2000. Working for 30 years in the
broadcasting industry, Mr. Mackin has experience in advertising sales,
producing and directing radio shows, and Internet marketing. In 1981 Mr.
Mackin co-founded, and served as Managing Partner of British Columbia's
largest independent retail advertising agency. In 1998 Mr. Mackin began
developing the WIBN concepts. His initial project in the streaming media
industry, SantaTV.com, was launched in the last quarter of 1998. More
than 300 hours of live streaming media was prepared for the SantaTV.com
Website, with a live stream successfully delivered to users in over 70
countries. Profile
DONALD R. MCLEOD is Chief Technology Officer of World Internet
Broadcasting Network Corp. From 1992 to 1994 Mr. McLeod served as
Manager of Information Systems for PCI Realty Inc., a large real estate
company in Vancouver, BC. In 1994 Mr. McLeod formed The Connections
Group Networking Inc., a high tech support group specializing in the
healthcare sector in British Columbia. In 1997 Mr. McLeod founded Total
Connect Communications to fulfill the access and security requirements
of the business and healthcare clients of The Connections Group. During
this period, Mr. McLeod conceived and developed the methodology for the
delivery of targeted advertising content. This enables retailers to
provide different ads, specifically tailored to the demographic
information of the user. Profile
profile of the company as it is now?
Mr. Kennedy: Global Tree Technologies Inc. went public on the Canadian
Venture
