Consumer >> CEO Interviews >> March 5, 2001

James Johnson – Alloy Online Inc (aloy)

JAMES K. JOHNSON is President and Chief Operating Officer at Alloy Online, Inc. Alloy Online, www.alloy.com, is a leading Internet destination providing community, content and commerce to Generation Y, the 56 million American boys and girls between the ages of 10 and 24. Mr. Johnson founded Alloy together with Matthew Diamond in January 1997 and was appointed President of Alloy in 1997 and Chief Operating Officer in January 1999. From 1989 to 1996, he held a variety of financial, operations and business development positions with the General Electric Company. Mr. Johnson received his BA in History from Hamilton College in 1989. Profile
TWST: Could you give a brief overview and history of the company?

Mr. Johnson: Alloy can best be described as a teen-focused convergence

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