Tuesday, March 20, 2007

As part of its 25th annual Business Week conference for students, the University of North Carolina Wilmington's Cameron School of Business will host Richard Johnson, former CEO and founder of HotJobs.com, and Rick Randall, president and CEO of TranS1, Inc. Johnson will present at 10 a.m. Tuesday, March 27, and Randall will speak at 11 a.m. Wednesday, March 28. Both presentations will be held in Cameron Auditorium.

In addition, more than 95 prominent representatives from business, industry and government will present ongoing lectures in Cameron Hall classrooms on Tuesday and Wednesday. Other events for the week include a Cameron School of Business alumni mixer at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 28, in the new Computer Information Systems Building. Alumni may register for the free event by March 23 by visiting www.uncwalumnitickets.com.

Business Week is designed to expose students to the world of work and provide them with access to a variety of professionals while engaging the regional business community with the Cameron School of Business. This year's conference is supported by more than 40 student volunteers and 13 corporate sponsors. The lead sponsor for Business Week is BB&T. Business Week sessions will take place from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on March 27 and 28.

Due to space availability, these events are not open to the public, but media are invited to attend. For a schedule of events and more information, please visit the Cameron School of Business Web site at www.csb.uncw.edu.

Keynote Speakers

Richard Johnson: A lifelong entrepreneur and one of the first Silicon Alley pioneers, Johnson started his first company in 1988 and launched HotJobs.com in 1996. In 1999, Johnson took a huge risk by mortgaging his house and all of his assets to borrow $4 million to run a 30-second ad during the Super Bowl. The gamble paid off as HotJobs became the sixth-most-recognized Internet brand in the world, went public and earned more than $165 million that year. In 2001, the company was acquired by Yahoo for nearly half a billion dollars. Johnson and his family reside in Wilmington, N.C.

Rick Randall: Randall is president and CEO of TranS1, Inc., a private company that develops minimally invasive surgical approaches to treat lower back pain. Prior to joining TranS1 in June 2002, he founded Incumed, Inc., a medical device incubator. He has also served as president and CEO of Innovasive Devices, Inc., a manufacturer of arthroscopic surgical products, and Target Therapeutics, a pioneering company in the minimally invasive neurosurgery market. Randall currently serves as a director of TissueLink Medical and AbbeyMoor Medical. He and his family live in Wilmington, N.C.

Media Contacts:

Barbara Biehner, external relations director for Cameron School of Business, 910.962.3071 or biehnerb@uncw.edu

Dana Fischetti, manager of news and media services, 910.962.7259 or fischettid@uncw.edu