Cinda A. Hallman
(1944–2007) became noteworthy for her work in
Y2K
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prior to coining the phrase "outsource the outsourcing process;" both of these were at
Du Pont, prior to her nomination to
The Research Board.
Biography
Arkansas
Arkansas ( ) is a landlocked state in the South Central United States. It is bordered by Missouri to the north, Tennessee and Mississippi to the east, Louisiana to the south, and Texas and Oklahoma to the west. Its name is from the Osage ...
-born Hallman began her career at Conoco in 1966
[ where she was hired as a systems analyst directly after graduating from ]Southern Arkansas University
Southern Arkansas University (SAU) is a public university in Magnolia, Arkansas.
History
Southern Arkansas University was established by an Act of the Arkansas Legislature in 1909 as a district agricultural high school for southwest Arkansas an ...
.
Du Pont
Conoco was acquired by Du Pont in 1981. In 1988 Hallman moved to the parent company,[
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and advanced to CIO in 1992. By 1999 she held a senior vice president title, the company's first female vice president .[Hillman was close to Edgar S. Woolard Jr., Du Pont CEO (1989 to 1995).][
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Spherion
Hallman joined Spherion Spherion is a North American temporary work agency headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, that operates under a variety of brand names.
History
Spherion was first known as City Car Unloaders, a Chicago company created by Leroy Dettman and Joseph Perfet ...
in 2001 as Chief Executive Officer, retiring in 2004. She died December 2007, at age 63, of an illness.[Decades older than the age at which her father had died: "early in life, on her family's farm after her father's death"][
She had been a member of Spherion's board of directors since early 1995.] Hallman replaced Raymond Marcy as Chief Executive Officer in 2001, a role that Marcy had held for over a decade, during which time[1999] Spherion acquired a rival, Norrell Corp.
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Spherion's prior name was Interim Services.][''Interim'' had been sold by H&R Block in 1994][
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Outsourcing
Hallman made a mark in the area of major multi-billion dollar[a $4 billion 10 year contract] outsourcing.[
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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."
Legacy
Beyond having pioneered in what later became known as midsourcing (and receiving various awards),["1996 Visionary Award from Communication Week, and in 1997, ... one of the most influential information technology executives of the decade by ]CIO magazine
''CIO'' is a magazine related to technology and IT. The magazine was founded in 1987 and is now entirely digital. The name refers to the job title chief information officer.
''CIO'' is part of Boston-based International Data Group's enterprise ...
. 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."
Personal
Five–foot–six Cinda Hallman is "the elder ... (to) fraternal .. twin sister Linda." Their father died in an accident when they were age 15.[
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Photo, Cinda Hallman
Photo, Cinda Hallman
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1944 births
2007 deaths
American women business executives
American women chief executives
20th-century American women
20th-century American people
21st-century American women