Industry & Services >> CEO Interviews >> January 23, 2012

Dice Holdings, Inc. – Scot W. Melland

Melland, Scot W.
Scot W. Melland has been President, Chief Executive Officer and a Director of Dice Holdings, Inc., and its predecessor, Dice Inc., since joining the company in April 2001. Before joining the company, he served as President and CEO of Vcommerce Corporation since 1999. From 1996 to 1999, Mr. Melland served as Vice President, and later, Senior Vice President-Interactive Services for Cendant Corporation. Previously, he served as Vice President, Investments and Alliances for Ameritech, now AT&T. Mr. Melland began his career as a Consultant, joining McKinsey & Company in 1985. He is a member of the boards of directors of Globalspec, Inc., and Career Resources, Inc., a nonprofit workforce development agency in Connecticut. He holds a B.S. in economics from The University of Pennsylvania and an MBA from Harvard University’s Graduate School of Business Administration. Profile
TWST: If you would, please start with a brief company history and an overview of Dice Holdings.

Mr. Melland: The Dice.com service has actually been around for about 20 years. It started as a bulletin