Chairman and chief executive officer, Quokka Sports Inc. AGE 40 E-MAIL alan.ramadan@quokka.com BIO An accomplished sportsman,
Ramadan once represented Australia in baseball and yachting. With
a dual degree in computer science and applied mathematics, and
having graduated from Stanford University's executive program for
growing companies, he took everything he knew and parlayed it
into the leading digital sportsmedia company. With long-term
partners Intel and Compaq, Quokka Sports produces interactive
sporting-events coverage on the Internet. This year Quokka
covered the Whitbread Round the World sailing race--nine 60-ft.
yachts, nine months and 32,000 miles of open ocean. The event had
1.8 million unique visitors and thousands of virtual participants
who signed up for legs of the journey and logged on around the
world for "cranks" (boatspeak for choosing a course based on
conditions). Round-the-clock coverage documented every dramatic
moment with video, photos and e-mail to viewers from each crew. 1998 POWER PLAY On Aug. 18, Quokka announced the close of $16
million in additional venture funding, which means smooth sailing
for Ramadan and his crew. PLACE YOUR BETS Quokka is privately
owned and has no planned public offering yet, but there are few
Internet businesses that get venture funding and don't go public
eventually.
Credit: AMERICO1
Credit: ALAN RAMADAN
