Technology >> CEO Interviews >> June 19, 2000
E. ALEXANDER GLOVER was named Chief Executive Officer of Hello Direct,
Inc. in December 1997. He joined the company in 1995 as Executive Vice
President and was appointed President and Chief Operating Officer in
June 1997. From 1983 to 1994, Mr. Glover was Senior Vice President,
Marketing and R&D for Kransco Group Companies, the largest privately
held toy and sporting goods company in the United States. During that
time, Kransco's sales increased from $31.5 million to over $200 million,
when it was sold to Mattel. He also held several senior marketing
management positions with Procter & Gamble Co. from 1969 to 1983,
including head of marketing for P&G's largest division, Packaged Soaps
and Detergents. Mr. Glover is a graduate of Harvard University and holds
a Masters of Business Administration from Stanford University. He is
married and has one son. Mr. Glover is involved with a number of
environmental protection nonprofit organizations and serves as a trustee
and member of the executive committee of the Pacific Vascular Research
Foundation. Profile
Inc.? Then describe what you see as the business and company today.
Mr. Glover: Hello Direct was founded in 1987, and today
