Hugh C. Ronalds, CEO, President and Founder.

Mr. Ronalds has extensive background and experience in Corporate Finance, Marketing, Mergers & Acquisitions and Technology.

Prior to forming the Lordhill Company, in 1981 Mr. Ronalds held positions of Vice President Finance and Chief Financial Officer with units of major NYSE listed companies including ARCO, Anaconda and American Standard. He was a cofounder of a LifeMinders, (IPO 1999 - nasdaq LFMN subsequently merged with Cross Media Marketing XMM )  which built the largest online direct marketing membership (over 18 million). Along with assisting in the development of overall business strategy, Mr. Ronalds was responsible for developing and implementing a Marketing strategy which gained access to senior management of, and sponsorship agreements with, major fortune 500 companies. He has participated in a number of mergers and acquisitions involving both public and private companies assisting both buyers and sellers from candidate selection through negotiating and closure.

With a degree in electrical engineering, Mr. Ronalds is experienced in personally developing computer systems involving a wide range of computer languages including UNIX, PERL, HTML, CGI, Cold Fusion etc. He developed the first web site providing information and pricing for companies listed on the New Zealand stock exchange and one of the first price comparison websites for books (discussed in an article in Barrons).

Mr. Ronalds holds a BS Degree in Electrical Engineering from Yale and an MBA Degree from Harvard Business School.