Bill L. Fairfield, CEO -- infoGroup, Inc.
Mr. Bill Fairfield was named Chief Executive Officer of infoGROUP Inc. (NASDAQ:IUSA) in August 2008. Prior to accepting the CEO position, Mr. Fairfield had served as a Director of the Company since November 2005 and as Chairman of the Board since July 16, 2008. At our meeting, in addition to reviewing the outlook for the company, Mr. Fairfield will address the challenges a company faces when undergoing a major transition and the corporate governance issues that are involved.
infoGROUP is the leading provider of business and consumer databases for sales leads & mailing lists, database marketing services, data processing services and sales and marketing solutions. infoGROUP has the most comprehensive data in the industry, and is the only company to own 12 proprietary databases under one roof. The infoGROUP database powers the directory services of the top Internet traffic-generating sites. Nearly 4 million customers use infoGROUP’s products and services to find new customers, grow their sales, and for other direct marketing, telemarketing, customer analysis and credit reference purposes.
Prior to joining infoGROUP, Mr. Fairfield served as Chairman of DreamField Inc., a company focused on economic development of the Mid-Plains region through management services and venture capital assistance. Prior to that, Mr. Fairfield was the Executive Vice President of Sitel Corporation, was President and Chief Executive Officer of Inacom Corp., and was Chief Executive Officer of Valcom, the predecessor company to Inacom Corp.