Mobiquity Technologies, Inc. Announces the Appointment of Three New Independent Board Members
15 December 2021 - 1:00AM
Mobiquity Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: MOBQ) (the “Company”), a
leading provider of next-generation advertising, today announced
the appointments of Peter L. Zurkow, Michael A. Wright, and Anthony
Iacovone to the Mobiquity Technologies Board of Directors,
effective, December 8, 2021. Following the appointments of Zurkow,
Wright and Iacovone, the Board will comprise 5 directors, the
majority of whom are independent.
“We are pleased to welcome Peter, Michael and
Anthony to the Mobiquity Technologies board as new independent
directors,” said, Gene Salkind, M.D., chairman of the board for
Mobiquity Technologies. “These appointments come at an exciting
time for the Company, as we continue our mission to expand our
next-generation platform for data and advertising, accelerate our
revenue and scale the business. Their collective extraordinary
backgrounds, diverse viewpoints, and expertise will complement and
further enhance the skills and perspectives represented on our
Board. We look forward to their contributions.”
New Board Member Bios
- Peter L.
Zurkow has served as a consultant to Sustainability
Industries since 2019. From 2014 to 2019, he worked at Perpetual
Recycling Solutions LLC where he served as the Chief Executive
Officer. From 2011 to 2013, Mr. Zurkow worked at Britton Hill
Capital where he served as Managing Director and Head of Corporate
Finance. From 2010 to 2012, Mr. Zurkow worked at Advanced Brain
Technologies where he served as Acting EVP and Director of Finance
and Business Development. Mr. Zurkow has previously worked in
management positions in investment banking, fixed income and asset
management as various securities firms and funds. Mr. Zurkow is a
graduate of Harvard College, with an A.B., cum laude, and a
graduate of Syracuse University College of Law, with a J.D., magna
cum laude. From 2012 to 2014, Mr. Zurkow served as a director and
member of the audit committee for National Holdings Corporation, a
public company until it was acquired by Fortress Biotech. From 1992
through 2005 Mr. Zurkow served as Director (and Chairman of the
Board from 1999 to 2002) of Penn Traffic, a public company until it
was acquired by Giant Eagle and Tops Markets. From 1996 to 1998 he
served as a Director of Streamline, Inc., a former public company.
From 1994 through 1996 Mr. Zurkow served as a director and
representative of majority investor for Kash n’ Karry Supermarkets,
then a public company.
- Michael
A. Wright currently serves as Executive Vice President and
the head of Human Resources and Diversity Practice at Seiden
Krieger Associates, since 2021. From 2009 to 2019, Mr. Wright
worked at Covanta Holding Corporation where he served as Chief
Human Resources Officer. From 1984 to 2008, Mr. Wright worked at
the Atria family of companies (Kraft and Philip Morris) where he
served in various roles including Vice President of Human Resources
and HR Technology. Mr. Wright is a graduate of North Carolina State
University, with a B.S, and a graduate of Columbia University with
an MBA. Mr. Wright currently serves as the Chair of the HR/Legal
committee and Vice Chair of the Board of Directors of the YMCA of
Greater Monmouth County. He is also a member of the Board of
Trustees and President of the Advisory Council for Lunch
Break.
- Anthony
Iacovone is currently the Co-Founder and, since 2018, has
served as the Chief Executive Officer of BioSymetrics, Inc. and
Barometric Inc. From 2010 to 2018, Mr. Iacovone worked at
AdTheorent/Ad Tech where he served as the Chief Executive Officer.
Mr. Iacovone serves as an advisory board member of Accelerate NY
Biotech Seed Fund, BrandVerge, Commerce Signals, EVZDRP, PainQX,
Prospect Dugout, Targagenix and Wylie. As an advisory board member
Mr. Iacovone provides counsel on business and advertising
technology industry issues. He is also the founder of the Beautiful
Lives Project, a not-for-profit organization that brings sports and
leisure accessibility to disabled individuals throughout the United
States.
Dean Julia, CEO of Mobiquity Technologies,
commented, "It brings me great pleasure to see the continuing
evolution of Mobiquity, not only in terms of the opportunity in
front of the company, but also the commitment to be at the
forefront of corporate governance. We’ve added extensive experience
to our board with three new members, and we’re excited by the
collective expertise the board will bring to Mobiquity as we
transform how advertisers and publishers transact with each other
utilizing our proprietary software platforms and position the
company for long-term growth and profitability.”
With these new appointments, the updated Board
of Directors is composed of 5 directors, the majority of whom are
independent:
-
Gene Salkind, M.D. – Chairman
-
Dean Julia – CEO
-
Peter Zurkow
-
Michael Wright
-
Anthony Iacovone
Zurkow will serve as Chairperson of the Audit
Committee, and as a member of the Compensation Committee and
Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. Wright will serve as
Chairperson of the Compensation Committee and as a member of the
Audit Committee and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee.
Iacovone will serve as Chairperson of the Nominating and Corporate
Governance Committee, and as a member of the Audit Committee and of
the Compensation Committee.
About Mobiquity
TechnologiesMobiquity Technologies, Inc. is a next
generation, Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) company for data and
advertising. The Company maintains one of the largest audience
databases available to advertisers and marketers through its data
services division. Mobiquity Technologies’ Advangelists subsidiary
(www.advangelists.com) provides programmatic advertising
technologies and insights on consumer behavior. For more
information, please visit: https://mobiquitytechnologies.com/
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