HOLLYWOOD, Calif., Nov. 01, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- nFusz, Inc.
(OTCQB:FUSZ), a leader in business-focused interactive video and
the pioneer of Augmented Sales Intelligence software, named two
additional members to its advisory board, increasing membership to
five.
Erik Nielsen, Senior Director, Marketing
Strategy, Southwest Airlines.
Chuckie Reddy, Managing Director at Top 20
Fortune 500 global investment bank.
Mr. Nielsen and Mr. Reddy have joined a distinguished nFusz
advisory board that includes:
Jim DuBois, former CIO at Microsoft; led
Microsoft in CIO and Chief Information Security Officer roles,
directing IT modernization through corporate growth and acquisition
integrations. Serves in board director, advisor, and senior
leadership roles, shaping enterprise technology global vision and
industry leadership positioning, and customer product and service
delivery strategies.
Lewis Jaffe, award winning business professor
at Loyola Marymount University; 30+ years CEO/President and Board
member public companies. Known as the “Godfather of Video
Conferencing”.
Mory Watkins, MBA, strategic financial
executive and CFO; with unique combination of private equity,
investment banking, and corporate development expertise;
specializing in M&A, and inorganic high growth. Author of #1
corporate development blog:
www.TheCorporateDevelopmentBlog.com
“We have laid the foundation for an aggressive 2019 growth
strategy to capitalize on opportunities we’ve developed in sales,
marketing, healthcare, education, and non-profit sectors,” stated
Rory J. Cutaia, nFusz CEO. “These opportunities include new
partnerships, integrations, acquisitions, and new products,
together with a planned capital raise and uplisting to NASDAQ, all
designed to increase shareholder value. The successful execution of
this growth strategy requires a highly coordinated effort,
designed, managed, and monitored by a leadership and advisory team
at the top of their game. I’m proud and privileged to report that
I’ve assembled an extraordinary team of professionals that comprise
our Advisory Board, as well as our Board of Directors, whose
collective resources, relationships, expertise and commitment to
our success will help drive the results I want for our shareholders
and other stakeholders. We’re honored to add Erik Nielsen and
Chuckie Reddy to this talented group,” continued Mr. Cutaia.
Erik Nielsen has more than 20 years of senior
executive level strategic planning, marketing, and advertising
experience. At the intersection of marketing and technology, Erik’s
agency career included roles with Fortune 500 companies Microsoft,
Verizon, P&G, Nike, MasterCard, MSN, The Oprah Winfrey Network,
XBOX, Yahoo, and eBay. He is currently Senior Director at
Southwest Airlines, overseeing Marketing Strategy. Passionate
about product development, Mr. Nielsen is a globally recognized
game designer (“Game of the Year” nominee for LINQ™, Cannes France,
2010), and co-founder of the popular dating app, 2Truths and a
Lie™. He was previously Executive Director at Trailer Park,
the largest entertainment marketer in the U.S., Director of Brand
Strategy at Young & Rubicam, NY, and Co-Founder of McNulty
Nielsen, Inc., a Los Angeles-based production facility. Mr. Nielsen
is a lifelong tech enthusiast, having started his career at
Accenture as a software developer.
“I’ve been involved in leading-edge technology all of my
professional career,” stated Erik Nielsen. “It’s not the technology
itself that determines success and leadership status. It’s how the
technology is deployed. And that’s what compelled me to become part
of the nFusz team. They had the foresight to take a novel
technology and deploy it in a way that will have a meaningful
impact on numerous industries for years to come. I’m excited to be
part of this forward-thinking team.”
Chuckie Reddy is a senior finance professional
with over 18 years of experience in capital markets, M&A, and
corporate development. He is currently Managing Director at a Top
20 Fortune 500 global investment bank where he has been for the
past 15 years. Mr. Reddy is also an active venture investor and is
currently invested in over 15 unique private companies (seed
through late-stage) across many sectors. Mr. Reddy has a B.A. in
Economics with a concentration in Finance from the University of
Virginia.
“Rory’s growth strategy for nFusz includes an emphasis on
complimentary, accretive acquisitions,” stated Mr. Reddy. “I’m very
excited to work with him and the other professionals on team nFusz
to identify, analyze, and structure those opportunities likely to
create the greatest shareholder value. It’s an exciting time to be
part of this amazing group of individuals. As a platform business,
nFusz represents a remarkable opportunity. I have worked with many
young, high-growth companies. I’m thrilled to be joining the
advisory team and offer my financial and M&A expertise.”
About nFusz, Inc.
nFusz, Inc. (OTCQB: FUSZ) is a recognized leader in
business-focused interactive video and the pioneer of Augmented
Sales Intelligence software. The company’s flagship product,
notifiCRM, is the first interactive video-based customer
relationship management (CRM) platform that allows anyone to
create, distribute, post, track, and measure interactive videos
that increase engagement and conversion rates by up to 600 percent.
Video viewers can respond to one or more calls to action by
clicking within a video while it’s playing – and no download is
required. nFusz products are cloud-based, Software-as-a-Service
(SaaS), available by subscription for individual and enterprise
users, and accessible on all mobile and desktop devices. The
company’s newest products, also based on its interactive video
technology platform, include notifiMED, for the healthcare
industry, notifiEDU, for the education industry, and notifiNGO, for
non-profit organizations. For more information on nFusz, Inc.,
visit: www.nFusz.com.
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LHA Investor Relations, Kirsten Chapman/Moriah Shilton 415-433-3777
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