Biography

Russ Mann has served on our Board of Directors since September 2009. He is currently a Senior Operating Partner at Diversis Capital, a private equity firm focused on B2B SaaS software companies. He also serves on several other boards, including Thinkific Labs Inc., an online learning management and payments platform, Flume Water, an IOT device and data company, and Ignite Visibility, a digital marketing agency. Previous roles include Chairman of the Board of Demandstar, a B2B marketplace, and Board member and CEO of Onvia, a publicly traded company providing B2G commerce intelligence and database information services. Mr. Mann has also held senior leadership positions as Chief Marketing Officer and Senior Vice President at Outerwall’s EcoATM kiosk network, General Manager of Gazelle.com, a leader in the purchase and sale of used cell phones and electronics, Chief Marketing Officer of Nintex USA LLC, a B2B software company, and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Covario, Inc., an advertising technology and digital marketing agency with a specialty in telecom services and communications and computing devices marketing. Mr. Mann has a BA from Cornell University and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School.

Our Board believes Mr. Mann is qualified to serve as an independent director based on his experience as a multi-time CEO and Chairman of public and private companies that have had numerous M&A events and financings. He also has significant experience in companies with hardware, software, and data revenue lines, including direct and channel sales and marketing expertise for both B2B software and data companies and consumer electronics companies.