Industry & Services >> CEO Interviews >> August 30, 1999
HAROLD A. LEWIS is a Senior Management Executive with more than 25 years
of experience in general management, finance and planning. Mr. Lewis'
background includs management of multiunit companies with particular
expertise in strategic financial management and marketing. Since 1991,
Mr. Lewis has been President and Chief Executive Officer of ChildTime
Learning Centers, Inc. Successfully, he has managed 275 child care
centers in residential and at-work settings, with an employee base
exceeding 5,000. Mr. Lewis is aggressively dedicated to high-quality
service, obtained by focusing on consumer demands. Within the first year
of his leadership, this ambitious commitment enabled him to transform
the financially negative company into the black. In February of 1996,
Mr. Lewis' sound strategic planning culminated in the company's public
offering. Mr. Lewis' ability to increase profits and strategically
reposition million dollar businesses extends itself to USTravel Systems
(1989-1991) and Thomas Cook Travel (1986-1989), where he acted as Chief
Operating Officer, President and Chief Executive Officer, respectively.
Mr. Lewis has extensive background in the expertise of quality
management, financial analysis and strategic planning. His career
includes 15 years of experience with the Dun & Bradstreet Corporation in
a variety of financial and management positions. Mr. Lewis is a member
of the Hofstra University Alumni Organization as well as the New York
University Alumni Association. Mr. Lewis sits on the Dean's Executive
Council of the Frank G. Zarb School of Business at Hofstra University.
He has also been featured in numerous articles, most recently in 'Forbes
Magazine,' where ChildTime Learning Centers was selected as one of the
200 most successful small companies. Mr. Lewis is also listed in the
'Finance and Industry' edition of 'Who's Who.' Mr. Lewis has a Masters
of Business Administration from New York University and a Bachelor of
Business Administration, Magna Cum Laude, from Hofstra University. Profile
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