Cinda Hallman

Cinda A. Hallman^[1][2][3] (1944–2007) became noteworthy for her work in Y2K prior to coining the phrase "outsource the outsourcing process;"^{[citation needed]} both of these were at Du Pont, prior to her nomination to The Research Board.^[4]

Former Moses Allen and Alice Dunning Starr House, now The Research Board, "an exclusive assemblage of international CIOs that studies best practices."^[5]

Biography

Arkansas-born Hallman began her career at Conoco in 1966^[5] where she was hired as a systems analyst directly after graduating from Southern Arkansas University.^[6]

Du Pont

Conoco was acquired by Du Pont in 1981. In 1988 Hallman moved to the parent company,^[7] and advanced to CIO in 1992. By 1999 she held a senior vice president title, the company's first female vice president .^{[1][5][Notes 1][8][7]}

Spherion

Hallman joined Spherion^[9] in 2001 as Chief Executive Officer, retiring in 2004.^[4] She died December 2007, at age 63, of an illness.^{[10][Notes 2][11]}

She had been a member of Spherion's board of directors since early 1995.^[12] Hallman replaced Raymond Marcy as Chief Executive Officer in 2001, a role that Marcy had held for over a decade, during which time^{[Notes 3]} Spherion acquired a rival, Norrell Corp. ^[8]

Spherion's prior name was Interim Services.^{[13][Notes 4][14]}

Outsourcing

Hallman made a mark in the area of major multi-billion dollar^{[Notes 5]} outsourcing.^[15][4]

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."^[16]

Legacy

Beyond having pioneered in what later became known as midsourcing (and receiving various awards),^[11][17] 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."^[6][8]

Personal

Five–foot–six Cinda Hallman is "the elder ... (to) fraternal .. twin sister Linda." Their father died in an accident^[14] when they were age 15.^[11]

Notes

1. Hillman was close to Edgar S. Woolard Jr., Du Pont CEO (1989 to 1995).
2. Decades older than the age at which her father had died: "early in life, on her family's farm after her father's death"
3. 1999
4. Interim had been sold by H&R Block in 1994
5. a $4 billion 10 year contract