Qumu Appoints Technology Veteran Edward Horowitz and Financial Executive Mary E. Chowning to Board of Directors
October 31 2019 - 4:06PM
Business Wire
Qumu Corporation (NASDAQ: QUMU) has appointed Edward
Horowitz and Mary E. Chowning to its board of directors, effective
immediately. With these additions, Qumu’s board is now comprised of
seven directors, including the Company’s Chief Executive Officer
and six independent directors.
Horowitz brings more than 30 years of experience to Qumu’s board
as a venture capitalist and technology executive in the
telecommunications, media, and financial services sectors.
Currently, Horowitz serves on the boards of the First Responder
Network Authority, PT Link Net, and the non-profit New York Hall of
Science. Horowitz has held a range of leadership positions
throughout his career, including Chairman of the Board of Fairpoint
Communications, Co-CEO of Encompass Digital Media, President and
CEO of SES AMERICOM, and SVP of Viacom. He served as Executive VP
of Citigroup focused on delivering financial services via the
internet. He is the founder and Chairman of Edslink LLC, a venture
capital firm that provides financial, advisory, and technology
consulting services.
Horowitz holds a B.S. in Physics from CCNY and a Masters of
Business from Columbia University.
Chowning is a seasoned executive with more than 30 years of
experience in global financial and operations management in the
technology, healthcare and consumer products sectors, including
C-level positions with public and private companies. She has nearly
15 years of experience serving on boards of private and public
companies as well as non-profits. Chowning currently serves on the
Board of Directors of Gunnar Optiks LLC, Chicago Scenic Studios,
Inc., and the Granville & Erline Walker Scholarship Foundation.
Chowning has held a range of leadership positions during her career
including, Partner in Arthur Andersen LLP, CFO of X-Rite
Incorporated, and COO and CFO of Metagenics, Inc. Chowning is the
founder and Managing Partner at Colonnade Consulting LLC where she
currently advises senior leadership teams on strategic and tactical
planning, M&A, organizational structure, and operational
improvement.
Chowning holds a BA in Business Economics from the University of
California, is a Certified Public Accountant (California,
inactive), an AAA Expert Witness, and a member of the American
College of Corporate Directors.
“On behalf of Qumu’s leadership team and board, I would like to
welcome Mary and Ed to the team,” said Vern Hanzlik, Qumu’s
President and CEO. “Their appointments represent not only an
enhancement to the depth and breadth of our board, but also an
important step in Qumu’s continued evolution as an organization. We
were looking for experienced directors who had proven track records
in creating significant long-term shareholder value for their
respective companies, and we’ve found just that in Mary and Ed.
We’re both excited and thankful to have such high-caliber and
well-respected leaders involved in our strategic decision-making as
Qumu looks to further capitalize on the video conferencing
explosion and its convergence with enterprise video.”
About Qumu Qumu Corporation (Nasdaq: QUMU) is the leading
provider of best-in-class tools to create, manage, secure,
distribute and measure the success of live and on-demand video for
the enterprise. Backed by the most trusted and experienced team in
the industry, the Qumu platform enables global organizations to
drive employee engagement, increase access to video, and modernize
the workplace by providing a more efficient and effective way to
share knowledge.
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