AUSTIN, Texas, May 5, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Digital Turbine,
Inc. (Nasdaq: APPS) today announced the appointment of Holly Hess Groos to the Digital Turbine Board of
Directors, effective May 4, 2021. Ms.
Groos will serve as a member of the Audit Committee of the
Board.
"We are excited to welcome Holly as our newest independent
director," said Rob Deutschman,
Chairman of Digital Turbine. "Holly brings a wealth of highly
relevant experience in the telecommunications and digital media
industries, as well as considerable financial and audit-related
expertise, that will be invaluable in helping Digital Turbine
formulate, and execute on, its future growth strategy. Her proven
leadership skills and operational experience will complement our
current Board members and serve as a real asset to the Company as
it looks to capitalize on the significant market opportunity in
front of it."
Ms. Groos currently serves as an external advisor for the
Performance Improvement and Telecommunications practice of Bain
& Company, and she has served in that position since
April 2020. Prior to joining Bain
& Company, Ms. Groos held a variety of senior strategic roles
at Verizon, Verizon Media and Verizon Wireless. At Verizon,
she was most recently responsible for managing a team of 125 while
leading a $10 billion four-year
Business Excellence cash cost reduction initiative by promoting
increased budgetary discipline and efficiency. Previously, while at
Verizon Media, Ms. Groos was responsible for the oversight of all
financial functions, corporate strategy and corporate
development. Prior to this role, she was Head of Internal
Audit for Verizon, where she implemented robust governance
processes and strict financial controls. Prior to her roles at
Verizon Media, Ms. Groos displayed executive leadership capacities
while serving as the Chief Financial Officer for Verizon
Wireless.
"I am honored and inspired to be joining the Board at Digital
Turbine," said Holly Hess Groos.
"I'm intimately appreciative of the Company's unique platform
offering, recent execution, and global market opportunity. I intend
to leverage my own relevant skills and experience while working
collaboratively with the Board and management team to help ensure
continued execution and to help shape the evolving growth story at
Digital Turbine."
Holly Hess Groos Background
Ms. Groos currently serves as an external advisor for the
Performance Improvement and Telecommunications practice of Bain
& Company, and has served in that position since April
2020. From 1990 to March 2020,
Ms. Groos served in senior financial roles within Verizon,
including Senior Vice President of Business Excellence and Zero
Based Budgeting of Verizon from 2018 to March 2020, Senior Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer of Verizon Media (AOL and Yahoo!) from 2015 to
2018, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Verizon
Wireless from 2013 to 2015, and Senior Vice President positions as
head of Operational Excellence, head of Internal Audit and
Treasurer.
About Digital Turbine, Inc.
Digital Turbine simplifies content discovery and delivers
relevant content directly to consumer devices. The Company's
on-demand media platform powers frictionless app and content
discovery, user acquisition and engagement, operational efficiency
and monetization opportunities. Digital Turbine's technology
platform has been adopted by more than 40 mobile operators and OEMs
worldwide, and has delivered more than three billion app preloads
for tens of thousands of advertising campaigns. The Company is
headquartered in Austin, Texas,
with global offices in Arlington,
Durham, Mumbai, San
Francisco, Singapore and
Tel Aviv. For additional
information visit www.digitalturbine.com.
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Investor Relations Contacts:
Brian Bartholomew
Digital Turbine
brian.bartholomew@digitalturbine.com
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