Technology >> CEO Interviews >> November 13, 2000

James Tobin – Itemus Inc (itmuf)

JAMES TOBIN, President and CEO of itemus, Inc., is widely recognized as an Internet visionary. Mr. Tobin was previously the Executive Vice President of BCE Inc., where, as the company's youngest-ever senior executive, he founded BCE Emergis. Mr. Tobin's responsibilities at BCE included investments in new technology and Internet start-ups, as well as incubating new businesses and applications within Emergis or together with universities and private sector partners like Microsoft, Netscape, Sun, Cisco and Novell. Mr. Tobin is also the former President and COO of Hummingbird Communications, one of the world's largest enterprise software companies. For seven years, he was with the Canadian office of the world's leading strategy firm, McKinsey & Company, where he led major IT-based renewal efforts for companies and government bodies. Mr. Tobin is a graduate of Yale University and received his MBA from the Harvard Business School. Profile
TWST: Could we start out with a history and a quick overview of itemus?

Mr. Tobin: In February of this year, itemus was created through the re-

purposing of a mining company called Vengold.