Thinkfic announces appointments of
Russ Mann, Lori Ell, and Paula
Boggs to its Board following the retirement of Steve Krenzer and Katie
May
VANCOUVER, BC, Sept. 16,
2024 /CNW/ - Thinkific Labs Inc. ("Thinkific"
or the "Company") (TSX: THNC) is pleased to announce the
appointments of Russ Mann,
Lori Ell, and Paula Boggs effective immediately. The
appointments of Mr. Mann, Ms. Boggs and Ms. Ell are in accordance
with the Company's Board succession planning with the retirement of
Steve Krenzer and Katie May.
"We are delighted to welcome Russ, Lori, and Paula to our Board
of Directors. Their extensive experience and unique perspectives
will be invaluable as we begin a new chapter of growth and
innovation at Thinkific." said Fraser
Hall, Chairman of Thinkific. "On behalf of the Company and
the board, I would like to express my sincere gratitude to both
Katie and Steve for their diligent service, contributions and
dedication over the years."
Russ Mann is
currently a Senior Operating Partner at Diversis Capital, a private
equity firm focused on B2B SaaS software companies. He also serves
on several other boards, including Ooma (NYSE:OOMA) a telecom and
software provider for small businesses and consumers, Flume Water,
an Internet of Things (IOT) device and data company for insurance
companies, utilities and consumers, and Ignite Visibility, a
digital marketing agency focused on franchises and franchisors.
Previous roles include CEO of WineBid, Chairman of the Board
of Demandstar, a B2B marketplace, and Board member and CEO of Onvia
(NASDAQ:ONVI). He was also co-founder, Chairman and Chief Executive
Officer of Covario, Inc., an advertising technology and digital
marketing agency. Russ earned his M.B.A. from Harvard Business School and his BA from
Cornell University.
Lori S. Ell has been
the President of Growing Ideas, a business consulting practice
based in Calgary, Alberta, since
2013. She is currently a director of SNDL. She previously
served as Chair of the Board of AgJunction Inc., where she also
held interim roles as President and CEO. She served as CFO of
Quortech Solutions Ltd. Lori is a Certified Public Accountant,
holds a Bachelor of Management degree, and has earned the ICD.D
designation from the Institute of Corporate Directors.
Paula Boggs is the
founder and owner of Boggs Media, LLC, which manages her musical,
public speaking, and other creative business endeavors. A former
executive at the Starbucks Coffee Company, where she led the global
law department of Starbucks from 2002 to 2012 and was Corporate
Secretary of the Starbucks Foundation. Prior to that, she was a
Vice President of Legal for products, operations and information
technology at Dell Computer Corporation. Before joining Dell, she
was a partner with the law firm of Preston
Gates & Ellis LLP. Paula holds a B.A. from Johns Hopkins University and a J.D. from the
University of California at
Berkeley.
About Thinkific
Thinkific (TSX: THNC) makes it simple for entrepreneurs and
established businesses of any size to scale and generate revenue by
teaching what they know. Our Platform gives businesses everything
they need to build, market, and sell online courses and other
learning products, and to run their business seamlessly under their
own brand, on their own site. Thinkific's 50,000+ active creators
earn hundreds of millions of dollars in direct course sales while
teaching tens of millions of students. Thinkific is headquartered
in Vancouver, Canada, with a
distributed and growing team.
For more information, please visit www.thinkific.com.
SOURCE Thinkific Labs Inc.