Phunware CEO Named Top Finalist for Austin Business Journal’s 2019 Best CEO Award
October 10 2019 - 8:33AM
Business Wire
Recognition Adds to Long List of Year’s
Accomplishments
Phunware, Inc. (NASDAQ: PHUN) (the “Company”), a
fully-integrated enterprise cloud platform for mobile that provides
products, solutions, data and services for brands worldwide, today
announced another milestone for its President and CEO, Alan S.
Knitowski, as a Top Finalist for the 2019 Best CEO Award from the
Austin Business Journal.
This nomination and subsequent Top Finalist recognition come in
the midst of a very productive and successful year for the Company.
After nearly a decade of operations as a private company, and after
having successfully raised more than $100 million since inception,
Phunware started 2019 as a publicly traded company on NASDAQ as
“PHUN”. Year to date, the Company’s milestones, awards and
recognition include:
- Announced full year 2018 financial results, including $31
million in net revenues and gross margin expansion to 61.8%
- Successfully completed merger with Stellar Acquisition III,
Inc. (formerly NASDAQ: STLR)
- Commenced trading as Phunware, Inc. (NASDAQ: PHUN)
- Awarded patents for Mobile Device Localization Based on
Relative Received Signal Strength Indicators, Enterprise Branded
Application Frameworks for Mobile and Other Environments and Indoor
/ Outdoor Mobile Device Location Monitoring
- Established key strategic partnerships with Tech Data, SALTO
Systems, Altrius, Kontakt.io and B2G Advisors
- Selected for Inaugural Columbia - IBM Blockchain Accelerator
program
- Joined the FTSE Russell 2000®, FTSE Russell 3000®, FTSE Russell
Microcap® and LD Micro® Stock Indexes
- Awarded 2019 North America Company of the Year Award by Frost
& Sullivan
- Recognized as Top 10 Indoor Positioning Solution Provider by
CIO Applications
“I am extremely honored to be recognized as a Top Finalist for
such a prestigious regional award,” said Alan S. Knitowski,
President, CEO and Co-Founder of Phunware. “Being included with
such an esteemed group of nominees and finalists is a huge
privilege in and of itself, but it also speaks incredibly well of
the amazing work being done daily by the extended Phunware Phamily
worldwide on all that we do daily for our customers, partners and
shareholders.”
The 2019 Austin Business Journal CEO of the Year for Medium
Companies was:
- Jag Bath of Favor (acquired by HEB)
Other 2019 award winners included:
- Legacy Award: Gary Keller of Keller Williams Realty
- CEO of the Year for Large Companies: Kendra Scott of Kendra
Scott
- CEO of the Year for Small Companies: John Berkowitz of OJO
Labs
- CEO of the Year for Nonprofit Companies: Phyllis Snodgrass of
Austin Habitat for Humanity and Julie Parsley of Pedernales
Electric Cooperative
- Market Leader Award: Bill Blackstone of Austin Galvanize
Nomination criteria included leaders that have a strong record
of innovation and outstanding performance, with extra consideration
given to those who have had a significant career accomplishment
within the past 12 months.
About Phunware, Inc.
Everything You Need to Succeed on Mobile — Transforming Digital
Human Experience
Phunware, Inc. (NASDAQ: PHUN), is the pioneer of
Multiscreen-as-a-Service (MaaS), an award-winning, fully integrated
enterprise cloud platform for mobile that provides companies the
products, solutions, data and services necessary to engage, manage
and monetize their mobile application portfolios and audiences
globally at scale. Phunware’s Software Development Kits (SDKs)
include location-based services, mobile engagement, content
management, messaging, advertising, loyalty (PhunCoin & Phun)
and analytics, as well as a mobile application framework of
pre-integrated iOS and Android software modules for building
in-house or channel-based mobile application and vertical
solutions. Phunware helps the world’s most respected brands create
category-defining mobile experiences, with more than one billion
active devices touching its platform each month. For more
information about how Phunware is transforming the way consumers
and brands interact with mobile in the virtual and physical worlds,
visit https://www.phunware.com, https://www.phuncoin.com,
https://www.phuntoken.com, and follow @phunware, @phuncoin and
@phuntoken on all social media platforms.
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