Mobile Posse Augments the Team with Two Executive Hires
May 13, 2008
Industry Veterans, Bill Jennings and David Collier, Join Mobile Posse’s Management Team as the Company Focuses on Strategic Growth
McLean, VA, May 13, 2008 — Mobile Posse, Inc., a leading provider of idle screen delivery solutions for mobile content and advertising, today announced the appointment of Bill Jennings as Chief Revenue Officer and David Collier as Chief Finance Officer. As Chief Revenue Officer, Mr. Jennings will lead the advertising sales efforts for Mobile Posse, leveraging more than 20 years of media sales management experience. In his new role at Mobile Posse as Chief Finance Officer, Mr. Collier will be responsible for the company's financial and accounting functions, including investor relations.
“We are thrilled to have attracted two seasoned executives to join us in these leadership roles,” said Jon Jackson, CEO and founder of Mobile Posse. “As Mobile Posse moves into next stage of growth, both of these gentlemen bring proven leadership and strategic management skills along with an established track record of success.”
“Mobile Posse delivers a positive experience for the consumers while enabling brand marketers to engage customers in a very personal and targeted manner – it’s truly a winning value proposition,” said Jennings, who has built interactive ad teams at start- ups and traditional media companies.
Prior to joining Mobile Posse, Jennings served as Chief Revenue Officer for Vitrue, a leading provider of user-generated content-based advertising solutions for brands. In that role he built a sales team that concentrated on the top agencies and brands including Arby’s, Chick-fil-A, MTV, P&G, Fox, Moe’s Burritos and many others. Mr. Jennings was previously Chief Revenue Officer for Lightningcast, where he launched the InStream Ad Network for the company, which became the leading broadband video network prior to its sale to AOL in May, 2006. Under Mr. Jenning’s leadership, the InStream Network grew to over 200 million streams per month across 150 high quality sites and attracted top tier advertisers. Earlier Jennings was VP New Media at A&E Television Networks where he led a team that built interactive ad programs for the A&E, The History Channel, and Biography Networks.
“I've been involved in managing the growth of start-ups and emerging companies throughout my career,” said Collier, who brings over 21 years of experience. “Mobile Posse is off to a great start with successful launch of their solution with Revol Wireless, and has been conducting market trials with a number of leading wireless operators in the US. I believe that we are poised for exciting growth this year and I am happy to be part of a dynamic team that has already accomplished so much in such a short time.”
Prior to joining Mobile Posse, Collier served as the lead financial officer for kajeet, a company founded to provide mobile services to tweens and their families. As a part of the initial management team, Mr. Collier was responsible for creating and managing the business model that served as the foundation for the company’s venture financing efforts that resulted in over $64M of Series A and Series B financing. He initiated and managed the financial processes and controls of the company, drove business operations initiatives as the company became operational, and took on responsibility for HR and legal issues as the company evolved. Prior to kajeet, Mr. Collier was a part of the start-up management team that founded USinternetworking, a leading Application Service Provider (ASP) providing hosted enterprise software applications to businesses. While at USi, he created and managed the business model as part of financing efforts, managed key financial metrics for the company and led sales operations and other customer-facing initiatives for the company. Prior to his tenure at USi, Mr. Collier served as the CFO of PICO, a start-up organization that provided wireless LAN devices in the U.S. Mr. Collier was responsible for all financial aspects of managing the business, including cash management, financial controls, and establishing financial processes.
About Mobile Posse
Mobile Posse, Inc., a privately-held company based in McLean, VA, is the leading provider of a permission-based idle screen delivery solution for mobile content and advertising. Using proprietary patent-pending technology, Mobile Posse allows marketers to radically enhance their reach and conversion rates in a convenient and cost-effective manner while strengthening relationships with consumers and carriers. Mobile Posse is the first company to rollout and deliver permission based content and advertising messages to the idle screens of mobile phones in partnership with a U.S. carrier. For more information about Mobile Posse, please visit www.mobileposse.com
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