Cinda Hallman
Cinda Hallman | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1944 Arkansas |
| Died | 2007 (aged 62–63) |
| Education | Southern Arkansas University |
| Known for | Former CEO of Spherion |
Cinda A. Hallman[1] (1944–2007) became noteworthy for her work in Y2K prior to coining the phrase "outsource the outsourcing process;" both of these were at Du Pont, prior to her nomination to The Research Board.[2]
Biography
Arkansas-born Hallman began her career at Conoco in 1966[3] where she was hired as a systems analyst directly after graduating from Southern Arkansas University.[4]
Du Pont
Conoco was acquired by Du Pont in 1981. In 1988 Hallman moved to the parent company,[5] and advanced to CIO in 1992. By 1999 she held a senior vice president title, the company's first female vice president .[1][3][Notes 1][6][5]
Spherion
Hallman joined Spherion[7] in 2001 as Chief Executive Officer and retired in 2004.[2] She died December 2007, at age 63 from an illness.[8][Notes 2][9]
She had been a member of Spherion's board of directors since early 1995.[10] Hallman replaced Raymond Marcy as Chief Executive Officer in 2001, a role that Marcy had held for over a decade, during which time[Notes 3] Spherion acquired a rival, Norrell Corp. [6]
Spherion's prior name was Interim Services.[11][Notes 4][12]
Outsourcing
Hallman made a mark in the area of major multi-billion dollar[Notes 5] outsourcing.[13][2]
Board memberships
Among the boards of directors on which she served were Toys "R" Us, Catalyst, United Way of America, and Christiana Care Health Systems.[14]
Legacy
Beyond having pioneered in what later became known as midsourcing (and receiving various awards),[9][15] Hallman's alma mater wrote about serving as "an inspiration for young women as she met the challenges of corporate leadership and succeeded at the highest levels."[4][6]
Notes
References
- ^ a b Barnaby J. Feder (October 13, 1999). "Management: Heading a Year 2000 Team, as Time Runs Out". The New York Times.
- ^ a b c Abbie Lundberg (January 2, 2008). "In Memoriam: Cinda Hallman". CIO magazine.
- ^ a b Richard Pastore. "CIO Hall of Fame: Cinda A. Hallman". CIO magazine.
- ^ a b "University receives $1.96 million from Cinda Hallman estate".
- ^ a b "Cinda A. Hallman: Confidence Builder". CIO magazine. September 15, 1997. pp. 78–79.
- ^ a b c Joan Fleischer Tamen (April 11, 2001). "Spherion replaces CEO amid an earnings slide". Sun-Sentinel.
broke the glass ceiling at chemical giant DuPont ... was named Spherion's president and CEO
- ^ "Desperate times". Forbes. 26 November 2001. Retrieved 2025-09-25.
- ^ "When Career Trumps Family - WSJ - The Wall Street Journal". The Wall Street Journal.
who died on Christmas Eve of a brain tumor at age 63
- ^ a b Bruce Caldwell (December 25, 1995). "IW's 1995 Chief Of The Year: Better Chemistry". InformationWeek.
- ^ "Spherion Announces Dupont Executive to Be New President and CEO". Bloomberg News. April 10, 2001.
- ^ "Spherion Unit's IPO Price Tops Entire Firm's Value". The Wall Street Journal (WSJ). March 6, 2001.
Florida-based Spherion, previously known as Interim Services Inc.,
- ^ Joanne Gordan. "Desperate Times". Forbes.
- ^ Marcia Heroux Pounds. "Spherion to tap Outsourcing". Sun-Sentinel.
- ^ "Cinda A. Hallman". Legacy.com.
- ^ "1996 Visionary Award from Communication Week, and in 1997, ... one of the most influential information technology executives of the decade by CIO magazine."Cinda A. Hallman". TWST (The Wall Street Transcript).
