Rowland Hanson
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Rowland Hanson, (born 1952) is the current Chairman of CRH & Associates, and the CEO of the HMC Company. He is known for his work in Microsoft,{{cite web|title=Rowland Hanson bio at Microsoft|url=http://www.microsoftalumni.org/bio-detail/rowland-hanson|accessdate=25 May 2014}} where he convinced the company to name their new graphical user interface (GUI) "Windows" over the original proposal, "Interface Manager."{{cite book|last=Manes|first=Stephen|title=Gates : how Microsoft's mogul reinvented an industry and made himself the richest man in America|year=1994|publisher=Touchstone|location=New York u.a.|isbn=978-0671880743|pages=238–240|edition=1. Touchstone|author2=Andrews, Paul }}{{cite book|last=Erickson|first=James Wallace; Jim|title=Hard drive : Bill Gates and the making of the Microsoft empire|year=1993|publisher=HarperBusiness|location=New York|isbn=978-0887306297|pages=[https://archive.org/details/harddrivebillgat00wall/page/242 242–245]|edition=1.|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/harddrivebillgat00wall/page/242}}
Education
Hanson received a BBA from Loyola Marymount University and an MBA from the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania, where he graduated on the Directors List of Distinction.{{cite web |url=http://www.thehmccompany.com/rowland.html |title=Hanson Maslen Group |publisher=Thehmccompany.com |accessdate=2014-01-14 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140419124620/http://www.thehmccompany.com/rowland.html |archivedate=2014-04-19 }}
Work history
Hanson served as the Vice President of Worldwide Marketing for the Neutrogena Corporation, acquired by Johnson & Johnson for a “significant premium.”{{cite web|title=Chairman / Founder: C. Rowland Hanson|url=http://www.crh-associates.com/founder/index.html|work=CRH & Associates|accessdate=19 January 2014}} Johnson & Johnson’s acquisition of Neutrogena – which was largely for the brand’s strength{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1994/08/23/business/johnson-to-acquire-neutrogena.html |title=Johnson To Acquire Neutrogena - New York Times |work=The New York Times |date=1994-08-23 |accessdate=2014-01-14}} – caught the attention of Microsoft founder Bill Gates and CEO Steve Ballmer, who convinced Hanson to join them in over branding efforts of what eventually became known as Windows.
Hanson served as a branding consultant for companies like Monsanto, IBM and Nautilus, which created BowFlex.{{cite web |url=http://www.thehmccompany.com/rowland2.html |title=Hanson Maslen Group |publisher=Thehmccompany.com |accessdate=2014-01-14 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120910165804/http://www.thehmccompany.com/rowland2.html |archivedate=2012-09-10 }}
Hanson now serves as the GM of Strategic Partnering for the Microsoft Alumni Foundation{{cite web|url=http://www.microsoftalumni.org/who-we-are/Volunteers |title=Volunteers |publisher=Microsoftalumni.org |accessdate=2014-01-14}} – the complementary organization to the Gates Foundation, which focuses on enhancing global healthcare and reducing extreme poverty, and in the U.S., to expand education and access to information technology.
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