iSIGN Media Announces a Restructuring of its Management and Board
September 29 2021 - 5:30PM
iSIGN Media Solutions Inc. (“iSIGN” or “Company”) (TSX-V: ISD)
(OTC: ISDSF), a leading provider of interactive mobile proximity
marketing and public security alert solutions announced management
and Board changes.
The Board of Directors have accepted the
resignation of Bruce Reilly as iSIGN’s Chief Financial Officer and
has appointed Bob MacBean in his place.
The Board added David Beck and Alex Romanov as
new iSIGN directors and accepted the resignations of Bruce Reilly
and Mark Thimmig, both of whom resigned due to the demands of their
other businesses.
These changes were made effective September 21,
2021.
The Board of Directors accepted Gregory Wade as
a new iSIGN Director and has appointed Joe Kozar as Interim Chief
Executive Officer, both effective September 29, 2021.
Brief bios of all parties are:
Joe Kozar previously served as iSIGN’s Chief
Executive Officer from March 1, 2017 to February 22, 2021. Joe’s
background is the tech field. He has been and is involved with many
high-tech companies covering a broad range of solutions. His
educational background is the engineering field, with his main
focus being electronic design. Joe sits on several boards and is
involved with venture capital investing. Joe has agreed to serve as
Interim Chief Executive Officer while iSIGN conducts its search for
an individual to handle the Chief Executive Officer position on a
full-time basis.
Bob MacBean has an extensive background in
creating and building successful domestic and international, public
and private businesses. He has experience in many sectors including
venture capital, SaaS and software development and investment
banking. He has developed, implemented and managed strategies
balancing growth, profitability, scalability, cost control and
performance. Bob is a director and officer of Environmental Waste
International Inc. a TSXV reporting issuer. Bob is a Certified
Management Accountant CPA, CMA and has served on iSIGN’s board
since March 6, 2019.
Alex Romanov assumed his current role with iSIGN
as Strategic Advisor to the Chief Executive Officer on August 20,
2021. Alex has served iSIGN since November 2007, in a variety of
positions, including Chief Executive Officer and as a director. He
is an accomplished business executive with a history of identifying
opportunities and turning them into high growth and profitable
enterprises. Alex has diverse experience in a variety of
industries, including National Sales Manager at Motorola; Chief
Executive Officer at Alpine Electronics; Founder and Chief
Executive Officer of Royal Oak Marketing, with sales of $120
million annually, that was sold for $29 million and Founder and
Chief Executive Officer of Spherex, that was sold for $5
million.
David Beck is currently the principle of a
boutique advisory firm, Sprout Capital Corp., focused on bringing
resources to innovative growth companies. Most recently, Mr. Beck
was CEO and Chairman of 3 Sixty Secure Corp., a security services
company with ~300 employees. Mr. Beck’s prior experience has
primarily been focused on public and private capital markets.
Public equity experience includes: Head of TMT (technology, media,
telecom) Investment Banking at several boutique investment dealers,
and consistently top-ranked technology Financial Analyst based in
both New York City and Toronto. Private equity experience includes:
Partner, Celtic House Venture Partners, and personal financial
investments and advisory services to ~20 private growth companies.
He is currently Director & Chairman of Deal Desk at DGTL
Holdings Inc. (DGTL-TSXV). Prior public company BOD roles include 3
Sixty Secure Corp., Basis100 Inc., CRS Robotics Corporation, Pivot
Technology Solutions Inc., and World Class Extractions Inc.
Mr. Beck holds an MBA (Dean’s List) from Ivey Business School
(University of Western Ontario) and a BSc Honours (Engineering
Physics) from Queen's University.
Gregory Wade is currently Managing Partner at
NextBase Consultants. He has over 30 years of business leadership
experience in multinational environments, helping businesses scale
through expansion, partnerships and innovative solutions. He
founded NextBase Consultants and serves as Managing
Partner responsible for leading the company’s senior-level
engagement with global technology partners spanning sectors
including telecommunications, cybersecurity, information and
communications technology and transportation. Greg holds an MBA
with a Marketing specialization from the Schulich School of
Business. He is a volunteer board advisor at big data analytics
firm AfterData.ai and digital marketing agency Dreamline
Digital.
“On behalf of the Board and the Company, I would
like to thank Bruce and Mark for their time and dedication to iSIGN
over the past years,” stated Mr. Bob MacBean, iSIGN’s Chief
Financial Officer and director. “We wish them both the very best in
their future endeavors.”
About iSIGN Media
iSIGN, a Canadian company based in Toronto
(Richmond Hill), Ontario is a data-focused, software-as-a-service
(SaaS) company that is a pioneering leader in the areas of
location-based security alert messaging and proximity marketing
utilizing Bluetooth® and Wi-Fi connectivity in complete privacy.
Creators of the Smart suite of products, a patented interactive
proximity marketing technology, iSIGN enables the delivery of
messages to mobile devices in proximity, with real-time reporting
and analytics on a variety of metrics. 2019 winner of Richmond
Hill’s Innovator of the Year award. Partners include IBM, Keyser
Retail Solutions, Baylor University, Verizon Wireless, and Mtrex
Network Solutions. www.isignmedia.com
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