Cinda is the highest ranking woman in the staffing industry and the leader of a multi-billion dollar staffing organization. Cinda has expanded Spherion s services offerings.Spherion s outsourcing division which the company plans to rapidly grow offers customer care, administrative and support services.
About Cinda A. Hallman:
Cinda A. Hallman was elected President and Chief Executive Officer of Spherion Corporation (NYSE:SFN) in April 2001, following six years of active membership on Spherion s Board of Directors. Spherion Corporation is a Fortune 500 company. Founded in 1946, Spherion operates predominantly in North America, with operations in Europe and Asia/Pacific. The Company is based in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
Serving today as the CEO of Spherion, she is the architect of a business transformation designed to move the company into new space as a leader in recruitment, outsourcing and technology. Ms. Hallman is pioneering untapped markets for recruitment process outsourcing, customer development and remote workforce support as part of a strategic transformation designed to achieve increased predictability of revenue and earnings, continuous productivity improvements and enhanced profitability.
Prior to joining Spherion, Ms. Hallman had a distinguished 20-year career with DuPont (E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company). As senior vice president, DuPont Global Systems & Processes, led a major effort to define the new business models associated with the changing DuPont. In addition, she had full responsibility for global information technology, processes and strategy, as well as Corporate Core Managing Process. Ms. Hallman reported to the DuPont Chairman and CEO.
As DuPont s senior vice president of Functioning Effectiveness and Global Services, Ms. Hallman developed the vision and strategy, then formed the DuPont Global Services Business. As part of this, she was global strategic leader of integrated business processes, sourcing (purchasing), information technology, engineering, business consulting, human resources, facilities services & security, and business accounting & reporting.
As DuPont s Vice President of Global Information Systems and Chief Information Officer, Ms. Hallman provided the leadership and vision to first reduce over $500MM (45%) in cost and then form DuPont s IT Alliance with two of the world s leading information technology firms, Computer Sciences Corporation and Andersen Consulting. This alliance, the largest deal of its kind ever announced, was designed to support the growth strategies of DuPont s businesses and enable DuPont to increase shareholder value.
Ms. Hallman joined DuPont s energy subsidiary, Conoco, in 1966 and held a number of positions of increasing complexity. In 1981 when DuPont acquired Conoco, Ms. Hallman assumed responsibility for consolidating computer applications for the two entities. In 1990 Ms. Hallman was named vice president of DuPont information systems applications worldwide. In 1992 she took on the added responsibility of chief information officer.
Ms. Hallman was named 1995 Chief Information Officer of the Year by Information Week, and her organization received the magazine s 'Excellence in IS' award for the chemical industry in 1994, 1995 and 1996. In addition, Ms. Hallman received the 1996 Visionary Award from Communication Week, and in 1997 was recognized as one of the most influential information technology executives of the last decade by CIO Magazine.
Ms. Hallman is a board member of Bowater, Inc., United Way of America and Christiana Health Care. She was co-chair of the Delaware IT Initiative, and also has a wide variety of other professional affiliations.
Ms. Hallman received a bachelor of science degree in mathematics from the University of Southern Arkansas. She resides in Boca Raton, Florida.
