Consumer >> CEO Interviews >> May 28, 2001

Thomas Kennedy – Global Tree Tech (gtt.v)

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
TWST: Could we begin with a brief historical sketch of the company and a

profile of the company as it is now?

Mr. Kennedy: Global Tree Technologies Inc. went public on the Canadian

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