Internet Crossing Inc. Attracts Alan Hald, MicroAge Co-Founder.Business Editors/High-Tech WritersSCOTTSDALE, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 19, 2000 Jeffrey Herzog, chief executive officer, Internet Crossing Inc., the leading Internet eMarketing firm delivering strategic tools and services that transform business into global ebusiness, Tuesday announced that Alan Hald will be joining the company as chairman of the board and chief strategy officer effective Oct. 1, 2000. Hald has been serving as a director of the company since August 2000 and an advisor since November 1999. Hald, co-founder of MicroAge Inc., guided MicroAge's growth from only one location in 1976 to a $6 billion Fortune 500 company serving as chairman, president, vice chairman and other senior executive positions. He designed and implemented the dramatic expansion of the firm's systems integration business from a startup in 1992 to a $1.5 billion enterprise just five years later. This has become the primary MicroAge business since the firm voluntarily entered Chapter 11 reorganization April 2000. Hald left MicroAge in November 1999. His last two years at MicroAge were focused on start-up business units. Concerning his decision to join the Internet Crossing management team, Hald explained, "I have been advising Jeff Herzog, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. since last November. Fortunately, as an Internet enabling company, Internet Crossing violated vi·o·late tr.v. vi·o·lat·ed, vi·o·lat·ing, vi·o·lates 1. To break or disregard (a law or promise, for example). 2. To assault (a person) sexually. 3. the 'new business rules'. They deliver what clients need now, focus on sales and have a strong cashflow. The only Internet rule they haven't violated is moving fast with infectious enthusiasm. "It's an exciting company. It can become a great company. That's why I accepted Jeff's offer." Since leaving MicroAge, Hald has worked with early stage Internet companies that are developing next generation services and is on the boards of Integrated Information Systems, Realink.com, Jotter jotter Noun a small notebook Noun 1. jotter - a small notebook for rough notes notebook - a book with blank pages for recording notes or memoranda jotter n (BRIT Technologies, Advantiv and 3iNet. Last June, he completed a six-month contract as chairman with FutureOne Inc. Herzog said, "Together, Alan and I are building Internet Crossing into the leading global Internet marketing See Internet advertising. services company. Internet Crossing is now scaling its business, expanding into larger accounts and entering overseas markets. Alan has rich experience in all these areas and the strategic vision to sharply focus our team energy." In November of 1999, Governor Jane Hull of Arizona appointed Hald as co-chair of the Arizona Partnership for the New Economy, a project aimed at defining the New Economy and identifying its importance to Arizona. Hald was named "National Master Entrepreneur of the Year" in 1995 by Ernst & Young and Inc. Magazine, and as an Arizona native, he was the recipient of Arizona's "Entrepreneur of the Year" award. In 1998, Hald was inducted into the Arizona Business Hall of Fame. Hald received his MBA MBA abbr. Master of Business Administration Noun 1. MBA - a master's degree in business Master in Business, Master in Business Administration from Harvard Business School Harvard Business School, officially named the Harvard Business School: George F. Baker Foundation, and also known as HBS, is one of the graduate schools of Harvard University. and his undergraduate degree “First degree” redirects here. For the BBC television series, see First Degree. An undergraduate degree (sometimes called a first degree or simply a degree from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, at Troy, N.Y.; coeducational; founded and opened 1824 as Rensselaer School; chartered 1826. It was called Rensselaer Institute from 1837 to 1861. . About Internet Crossing Inc. Internet Crossing Inc., the Global Positioning Company. The web is a noisy Noisy is the name or part of the name of six communes of France:
Internet Crossing globally positions companies by increasing qualified customer visits from targeted countries and adapting websites to accurately communicate marketing messages in the customer's language and culture. Internet Crossing delivers strategic eMarketing tools and services that transform business into global ebusiness. Internet Crossing provides solutions to effectively address global markets through search engine optimization Designing a Web site so that search engines easily find the pages and index them. The goal is to have your page be in the top 10 results of a search. Optimization includes the choice of words used in the text paragraphs and the placement of those words on the page, both visible and hidden , website eculturation technologies and related services. Internet Crossing Inc. is a privately held corporation Noun 1. privately held corporation - a corporation owned by a few people; shares have no public market close corporation, closed corporation, private corporation located in Scottsdale, with 90 employees and growing. Visit the company website located at www.internetcrossing.com |
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