Technology >> CEO Interviews >> November 10, 2003

Rob Rappaport – Conversive Inc

ROB RAPPAPORT serves as Conversive's President & Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Rappaport has achieved over 25 years of domestic and international success in the fields of business communications and marketing. Prior to joining Conversive, Mr. Rappaport served as a Senior Consultant to Caribiner International, the world's largest business communications company. Mr. Rappaport negotiated the sale of his own company, The MultiMedia Group, Inc., to Caribiner, in a Warburg-Pincus financed transaction, in 1994. Mr. Rappaport founded MultiMedia in the early 1970's and served as its CEO for twenty years, positioning the company as the leading corporate communications company in the Western United States. He developed long term relationships with many Fortune 500 clients, including Apple Computer, Microsoft, MCA Universal, The Walt Disney Co., McDonald's, Mattel, Sony Electronics, Mitsubishi Electric, Toyota, Honda, Porsche, Cadillac and Yamaha. Mr. Rappaport was a pioneer in the use of computers in his industry, and he produced many award-winning marketing and promotional campaigns and events in the United States, Canada, Europe, Japan and South America. Mr. Rappaport holds a degree in Communication Arts from Loyola Marymount College, as well as a degree in International Business from The American College in Paris, and a certificate in International Relations from L'Universite de Grenoble, France. Profile
TWST: Can we start with an historical overview of Conversive?

Mr. Rappaport: Conversive was founded by

Dr. Michael Mauldin, who was the co-Founder and Chief Scientist for

Lycos. He