Draft:Dimitri Boylan
Dimitri Boylan | |
|---|---|
| Born | United States |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | University of Pennsylvania (BA) |
| Occupation(s) | Entrepreneur, technology executive |
| Years active | 1997–present |
| Known for | Co-founding HotJobs.com Founder & CEO of Avature |
| Website | avature.net |
Dimitri Boylan is an American entrepreneur and technologist, best known as the co-founder and former CEO of Yahoo HotJobs and the founder and CEO of Avature, a global Human Capital Management (HCM) software company. He has played a significant role in the evolution of online recruitment and talent acquisition technologies.
Early Life and Education
[edit]Boylan earned a Bachelor of Arts in Biophysics from the University of Pennsylvania. He pursued postgraduate research at the University of Illinois, utilizing Cray supercomputers to model macromolecular movements.[1]
Career
[edit]HotJobs.com
[edit]In 1997, Boylan co-founded HotJobs.com, an online job board that became a prominent recruiting platform during the dot-com boom. Initially serving as Chief Operating Officer, he was appointed CEO in March 2001.[2]
Under his leadership, HotJobs went public on NASDAQ in August 1999, raising $48 million in its initial public offering.[3] The company gained widespread attention through its Super Bowl advertising campaigns. Notably, the "Parrot" commercial aired during Super Bowl XXXVI in 2002, resulting in a 173% increase in site traffic within minutes.[4]
In February 2002, Yahoo! acquired HotJobs for approximately $436 million.[5] Boylan resigned from Yahoo! a month later to pursue new ventures.[6]
Avature
[edit]In 2004, Boylan founded Avature, a software company specializing in configurable enterprise solutions for recruiting and talent management. Avature is recognized for pioneering the use of CRM technology in recruiting and serves a global client base, including many Fortune 500 companies.[7]
Media Coverage and Public Recognition
[edit]Boylan has been featured in major media outlets, including CNN,[8] Bloomberg,[9] and The Wall Street Journal.[10] His leadership at HotJobs and Avature has been the subject of coverage in discussions of internet IPOs, Super Bowl advertising, and HR technology innovation.
External Links
[edit]- ^ "Our Team - Avature". Avature. Retrieved 15 April 2025.
- ^ "Yahoo Says HotJobs CEO to Step Down". Los Angeles Times. 21 March 2002. Retrieved 15 April 2025.
- ^ "HotJobs.com: A Historical Overview". Employ.com. Retrieved 15 April 2025.
- ^ "HotJobs Super Bowl ad scores touchdown with jobseekers, critics". Onrec. 6 March 2002. Retrieved 15 April 2025.
- ^ "Yahoo to Buy HotJobs.com". Los Angeles Times. 21 March 2002. Retrieved 15 April 2025.
- ^ "HotJobs Founder Leaves Yahoo! to Find a New One". TheStreet. 20 March 2002. Retrieved 15 April 2025.
- ^ "Avature CEO Dimitri Boylan". CEO.com. Retrieved 15 April 2025.
- ^ "Monster devours HotJobs". CNN. 29 June 2001. Retrieved 15 April 2025.
- ^ "Dimitri J Boylan, Avature: Profile and Biography". Bloomberg. Retrieved 15 April 2025.
- ^ "HotJobs.com, Monster.com Go Traditional In Most Recent Super Bowl Commercials". The Wall Street Journal. 24 January 2002. Retrieved 15 April 2025.