Mr. Pope was appointed by our board on March 20, 2020 as our Chief Executive Officer and Chairman. Since July 15, 2015, he served as our President. He also served as Director of the Company since September 18, 2014. Mr. Pope served as Managing Director at Vert Capital, a Los Angeles based merchant bank and its affiliates, from October 2011 to October 2016, where he managed portfolio holdings in the education, consumer products, technology, and digital media sectors. Prior to joining Vert Capital, from May 2008 to October 2011, Mr. Pope was Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer for the Taylor Family in Salt Lake City, managing family investment holdings in consumer products, professional services, real estate, and education. He also held positions including senior SEC reporting at Omniture (Nasdaq: OMTR) and Assurance Associate at Grant Thornton. Mr. Pope holds an active CPA license and serves on the boards of various organizations. He earned his undergraduate and graduate degrees in accounting from Brigham Young University with academic honors. Our board of directors believes Mr. Pope’s industry experience, as well as his extensive finance and operations experience, uniquely position him to lead Boxlight Corp through our next phase as a company.
MANAGEMENT TEAM
Mark Starkey
President
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Mark Starkey
President
Mr. Starkey has been serving as our President since November, 2020 where he leads global sales and work cross-functionality across Company operations. He joined Boxlight Corp through the acquisition of Sahara Presentation Systems, where he was CEO. Mr. Starkey has a strong track record of execution as a leader in the industry, with over 22 years technology industry experience and over 18 years of that time in senior management roles. This includes time with Logicalis where he held various roles including Finance Director, COO, and Managing Director before moving to EMC/Dell in 2015 to run Software Defined Solutions across EMEA and latterly Director of Sales Strategy across Western Europe. Mr. Starkey has a Degree in Economics and is a qualified Chartered Accountant.Shaun Marklew, Chief Technology Officer
Mr. Marklew has been serving as our Chief Technology Officer since January, 2021. Mr. Marklew previously served as Chief Operating Officer at Clevertouch, a company Boxlight Corp acquired in September, 2020. Mr. Marklew brings over 20 years of experience in professional audio, video, and interactive technology industry including 9 years as Clevertouch COO. He was responsible for building the global, multi-award-winning interactive touchscreen and digital signage Clevertouch brand and will continue to leverage that expertise across our Company’s broader solution suite.
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Hank Nance
Chief Operations Officer
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Hank Nance
Chief Operations Officer
Mr. Nance has been our Chief Operating Officer since September 18, 2014 and served as our President from September 18, 2014 to July 15, 2015. Mr. Nance began his career with Boxlight Corp in 1999 and served as the Company’s President since 2009. At Boxlight Corp, he developed the company’s first business-to-consumer division, generating over $12 million in sales within the first 24 months of inception. Shortly thereafter he took over product development, corporate relations, and negotiations for business-to-consumer and business-to-business products. Prior to Mr. Nance’s tenure at the Boxlight Corp, he managed commercial and residential construction working in the San Juan Islands, Washington State and Northern California.
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Shaun Marklew
Chief Technology Officer
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Shaun Marklew
Chief Technology Officer
Mr. Marklew has been serving as our Chief Technology Officer since January 2021. Mr. Marklew previously served as Chief Operating Officer at Clevertouch, a company Boxlight Corp acquired in September 2020. Mr. Marklew brings over 20 years of experience in professional audio, video, and interactive technology industry including 9 years as Clevertouch COO. He was responsible for building the global, multi-award-winning interactive touchscreen and digital signage Clevertouch brand and will continue to leverage that expertise across our Company’s broader solution suite.
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Greg Wiggins
Chief Financial Officer
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Greg Wiggins
Chief Financial Officer
Greg Wiggins is a certified public accountant with more than 15 years of experience providing corporate finance leadership to high-growth companies. He brings tremendous public accounting, public company, and corporate finance experience. Since 2019, he has served as an Assurance Director at BDO USA, LLP where he performs critical tasks associated with assurance and risk management, utilizing advanced knowledge of US GAAP and SEC reporting rules. Previously, from 2017 to 2019, Mr. Wiggins was Chief Financial Officer of Mitch Cox Companies where he helped drive growth by developing short- and long-term strategic financial objectives and strategies; managed accounting, investor relations, legal, tax, and treasury functions; and advised senior leadership on financial implications. Mr. Wiggins also spent seven years at Carmike Cinemas (previously listed on Nasdaq and acquired by AMC Theatres (NYSE:AMC) in 2016) in key leadership roles including Assistant Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer, and six years as a Business Assurance Manager at Ernst & Young.
BOARD DIRECTOR
Mark Elliot
Non-Executive Director
BOARD DIRECTOR
Mark Elliot
Non-Executive Director
Mr. Elliott served as a director of the Company since September 18, 2014. He served as our Chief Commercial Officer from January 13, 2020 to January 12, 2021, and as our Chief Executive Officer from September 18, 2014 to January 13, 2020. From July 2012 to June 15, 2017, Mr. Elliott served as the President of Genesis, which was dissolved and merged with Boxlight in June, 2017. From 2005 through 2012, Mr. Elliott was the President of Promethean, Inc. - a manufacturer and distributor of whiteboards and interactive learning devices - and was instrumental in leading the team that grew Promethean in the Americas from $5 million in revenue to $250 million with over 1,300,000 interactive whiteboards installed around the world. Throughout his career, Mr. Elliott has held senior executive roles, including president, senior vice president or director roles with Apple Computer, Lawson Software, E3 Corporation, PowerCerv Technologies, Tandem Computers, and Unisys/Burroughs. Mr. Elliott received a BBA in Economics from the University of North Georgia and a Master of Science degree in Industrial Management from Georgia Institute of Technology. Based on Mr. Elliott’s vast executive level experience in the interactive learning devices and computer technology industries - including as chief executive officer of three companies - our board of directors believes that Mr. Elliott has the appropriate set of skills to serve as a member of the board.
BOARD DIRECTOR
Rudolph F Crew
Independent Director
BOARD DIRECTOR
Rudolph F Crew
Independent Director
Dr. Crew has been a director of our Company since April 1, 2015. Since August 2013, Dr. Crew has served as the president of Medgar Evers College. From July 2012 to July 2013, he was the chief education officer at Oregon Education Investment Board, overseeing the PK-16 system. From September 2011 to July 2012, Dr. Crew served as the president of K12 Division at Revolution Prep, a company that offers preparation courses for the SAT and ACT standardized achievement tests. Prior to that, from January 2009 to July 2013, he was a professor at USC Rossier School of Education, teaching graduate school courses. From January 2009 to September 2011, Dr. Crew also served as the president of Global Partnership Schools, an organization that offers planning support services and collaborative programs to public schools and school districts. Dr. Crew received his Bachelor’s degree in management from Babson College in 1972. He earned his Master’s degree in urban education in 1973 and his degree of Doctor of Education in educational administration in 1978, both from University of Massachusetts. We believe that Dr. Crew’s in-depth knowledge and extensive experience in the education field make him a valuable member of our board of directors.
BOARD DIRECTOR
Dale Strang
Independent Director
BOARD DIRECTOR
Dale Strang
Independent Director
Mr. Strang has been a director of our company since August 10, 2017. He has served as a Senior Vice President of Media Strategy & Operations at Healthline Networks since 2015. Mr. Strang was President and Chief Executive officer of SpinMedia from 2013 to 2015. Mr. Strang was the Chief Executive Officer and President at Viximo from 2010 to 2012, and has over 25 years of media experience with successful businesses including IDG, Ziff-Davis and IGN/Fox Interactive. Mr. Strang has more than 18 years of experience in consumer technology and video game publishing, including 14 years at the senior management level. He served as Executive Vice President and General Manager, Media Division, of IGN Entertainment. In this position, he oversaw advertising sales, marketing and the production of editorial content for all IGN entertainment media properties.
BOARD DIRECTOR
Tiffany Kuo
Non-Executive Director
BOARD DIRECTOR
Tiffany Kuo
Non-Executive Director
Mrs. Kuo has been a director of our Company since September 18, 2014. She currently is leading and shaping products for Microsoft's healthcare business. Additionally, she is also a Senior Venture Partner at Pioneer Fund, leading investments in the VC's later-stage investments. Prior to that, from 2011 until 2014 and then from 2017 until 2020, Mrs. Kuo worked at Deloitte Consulting where she built and launched digital health and life sciences innovations. She also co-founded a YCombinator-backed personalized health start-up Multiply Labs. Ms. Kuo graduated from Rice University with a Bachelor of Science and Master of Science in Electrical Engineering in 2011 and obtained an MBA from the Sloan Master of Business Administration Program at The Massachusetts Institute of Technology. We believe that Mrs. Kuo’s experience in business strategy, product, and operations adds value and insight to our board of directors.
BOARD DIRECTOR
Charles P Amos
Independent Director
BOARD DIRECTOR
Charles P Amos
Independent Director
Mr. Amos is a 30-year veteran of the education market and has served in a number of leadership and board positions over that time. Most recently Mr. Amos served as the CEO of GuideK12, a K-12 education focused data analytics company from June 2012 to February of 2020. GuideK12 was acquired by Forecast 5 where Mr. Amos serves as Senior Managing Director ensuring a smooth transition for the acquisition. He also has been CEO of The Amos Group since August of 2007. Prior to 2008, Mr. Amos served as the CEO and Chairman of Atomic Learning (now called Hoonuit), as well as serving in sales leadership positions at Apple and EdTech, LLC. Mr. Amos received a B.S. in Business with an emphasis on finance. Mr. Amos’ 30 years of experience in the US and international K-12 market and his long track record as a successful entrepreneur makes him ideally suited to and valued as a member of our board of directors.
BOARD DIRECTOR
R Wayne Jackson
Independent Director
BOARD DIRECTOR
R Wayne Jackson
Independent Director
From July 2015 to December 2019, Mr. Jackson served as the Chief Financial Officer of Secureworks Corp. Before joining Secureworks Corp., from May 2003 until June 2015, Mr. Jackson was a partner at PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm (“PwC”). At PwC, Mr. Jackson was the lead engagement partner for a number of the firm’s largest public company clients before leaving the firm in June 2015. In addition, he served as the global leader of PwC’s Entertainment and Media Group from June 2004 through June 2007. Mr. Jackson also served at PwC in a variety of roles between July 1979 and January 2000, including a partner in its Entertainment, Media and Communications group from 1991 through 1999. From January 2000 to October 2002, Mr. Jackson was Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice President of Concert Communications Services (“Concert”), a global joint venture created by AT&T Inc. and British Telecommunications plc, two global telecommunications companies. In his role as Chief Financial Officer of Concert, Mr. Jackson was responsible for all finance, treasury, budget, planning and forecast functions for the company. Mr. Jackson is a certified public accountant, and his experiences as an experienced CFO and partner at PwC qualify him as a financial expert.
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