Technology >> CEO Interviews >> May 31, 2004
RORY J. COWAN is Chairman and CEO of Lionbridge Technologies, Inc. Prior to
founding Lionbridge in 1996, he was Executive Vice President and member of the
Management Committee for R.R. Donnelley & Sons. He also was Chief Executive
Officer of Stream International Inc., a multi-billion dollar division of R.R
Donnelley. Mr. Cowan joined R.R. Donnelley in 1988 as Senior Vice President of
the Documentation Services Group, and later became Group President. Prior to
Donnelley, mr. Cowan was President and Chief Executive Officer of CSA Press of
Hudson, Massachusetts., a 1986 acquisition of R.R. Donnelley. He also held
positions at Compugraphic Corporation, in Wilmington, Massachusetts, and London,
England. Mr. Cowan is currently a member of the Board of Directors and the Audit
Committee of LoJack Corporation. He is also Chairman of the Board of Directors
of Sielox LLC and a member of the Board of Directors of Invoke Solutions. Mr.
Cowan is a member of the Board of Trustees of Deerfield Academy. He served as
Chairman of Interleaf until its sale to Broadvision; Chairman of FairMarket
until its sale to eBay; and Chairman of NewsEdge Corporation until its sale to
Thompson. He was also a member of the Board of Directors of Webline until its
sale to Cisco. He received his AB and MBA from Harvard University. Profile
things as they are now.
Mr. Cowan: Lionbridge is a global outsourcing company. We're in about 21
solution centers in 10
