Hello.
My name is Bob Weissman. Over the past fifty years, I have
had the good fortune to successfully lead companies with sales ranging from two
million to six billion, in industries as diverse as gun parts manufacturing and
Yellow Pages publishing.
Along with some successes, I made at least my share of
mistakes. But win or lose, I consistently tried to understand any underlying
principle or insight that might help prepare me for the next ‘adventure’.
Most important, I made a note of what I had learned; and
over the years I have kept those notes.
Ted Santos has suggested that I share
those insights with you through occasional commentary on his blog, and I jumped
at the chance.
I’m looking
forward to joining your blog community.
Sincerely,
Bob Weissman
Biography – Robert E. Weissman
Robert E. Weissman retired
in January 2001 after nearly thirty years working as CEO for several public
corporations. Over the course of
his career, Mr. Weissman has started a business that grew from 42 employees to
64,000 in 15 years, done over 200 acquisitions, and has been a Director of 11
public companies. When he retired,
Mr. Weissman was Chairman of IMS Health, the world’s largest provider of
information to the pharmaceutical and healthcare industries. IMS Health is listed on the NYSE and is
an S&P 500 company.
IMS Health was
a spin-off from The Dun & Bradstreet Corporation in 1996. Mr. Weissman was with D&B for
seventeen years, becoming Chairman and CEO in 1993.
Prior to
his election to the top post, he was President and COO of that company since
1985. In the period that Mr.
Weissman was with Dun & Bradstreet, it grew to become the largest
information and market research company in the world, with 72,000 employees in
114 countries.
Mr.
Weissman joined Dun & Bradstreet in May 1979, when D&B acquired
National CSS, a computer time-sharing company, where he was President and CEO.
Prior to
joining National CSS, Mr. Weissman was Executive Vice President of Rediffusion,
Inc., a manufacturer of communications equipment and computers. Previously, he was President and CEO of
Spencer-Kennedy Laboratories.
Since his
retirement, Mr. Weissman has been active as Chairman of Shelburne Investments,
a private investment company that works with emerging companies in the United
States and Europe.
Mr.
Weissman has been a member of several professional and business organizations,
including the Business Roundtable, the Institute of Management Accountants, the
Society of Manufacturing Engineers, the Institute of Electrical and Electronic
Engineers, and the Committee for Economic Development. He has also been Chairman of the
Information Technology Association of America. In 1980, he served as Chairman of the World Computer
Services Congress.
Mr.
Weissman is a director of State Street Corporation, Pitney Bowes, Inc., Information
Services Group and Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation.
Born in New
Haven, CT, on May 22, 1940, Mr. Weissman graduated from Babson College in
1964. He is Vice Chairman of
Babson’s Board of Trustees, where he received an honorary Doctor of Laws degree
in 1995.
He and his
wife Janet have three grown children and make their home in Bonita Springs,
Florida.
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