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Blair Lyon President & CEO

A pioneer in digital communications, Lyon has over 12 years experience in digital marketing, software development and global network consulting. Since founding TMX in January 1999, he has worked in every capacity to design and optimize the company's innovative, digital marketing solutions.

Prior to TMX, Lyon was Director of Marketing for ESnet, a new venture division of DuPont dedicated to streamlining the development cycle for leading apparel retailers with their global supply chain. As a founding member, he was the architect of multimedia consulting programs for a number of leading clients including Calvin Klein, Liz Claiborne and the Limited Group. He also led workflow reengineering and systems integration projects to establish a global communications Intranet between fashion retailers and their Far East production facilities. He went on to help facilitate the acquisition of ESnet by DuPont.

Lyon's marketing career began as a sales manager at Computer Design Inc., a 2D/3D CAD software developer, where he was promoted to International Marketing Manager to bolster sales and build the company's infrastructure along the Pacific Rim. Based in Hong Kong, he established offices and distributors in Indonesia, South Korea and India, eventually building a network of 11 distributors throughout Asia. He was subsequently asked to lead product development as Product Marketing Manager, where he oversaw a team of 22 programmers and the marketing efforts for CDI's leading software products. Lyon received his bachelor's degree from Wittenberg University with a major in business and a special focus on Far East studies.