{"id":5744,"date":"2016-11-28T14:47:02","date_gmt":"2016-11-28T13:47:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/eastwind.es\/marketing\/en\/?p=5744"},"modified":"2016-12-01T14:47:55","modified_gmt":"2016-12-01T13:47:55","slug":"tom-kenney-appointed-president-and-ceo-of-verve","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eastwind.es\/marketing\/en\/tom-kenney-appointed-president-and-ceo-of-verve\/","title":{"rendered":"Tom Kenney appointed President and CEO of Verve"},"content":{"rendered":"

Tom Kenney, original founder of Verve, company at the forefront in location-powered mobile marketing, has been appointed as chief executive officer of the company.<\/p>\n

Kenney succeeds\u00a0Nada Stirratt, who joined Verve as CEO in\u00a0April 2015\u00a0and led the startup through a period of rapid domestic growth, strategic acquisitions, and international development.<\/p>\n

As President and CEO, Kenney’s priority will be to further grow the Verve business by leveraging its market-leading mobile marketing platform to drive foot traffic and sales for modern marketers in the US and abroad.<\/p>\n

Since founding Verve in 2005, Kenney has focused on the power of location intelligence and mobile to provide advertisers with inventive solutions to enhance the success of its mobile marketing strategies. Resulting from his pioneering efforts, Verve has become one of the most powerful mobile technology platforms in the marketing industry, growing 65 percent annually since 2009.<\/p>\n

Prior to Verve, Kenney spent five years with BlueRun Ventures, an early stage global venture<\/p>\n

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Nada Stirrat, exiting CEO of Verve. Source of the image, the Linkedin profile of Nada Stirrat.<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

capital fund, and the previous two years with\u00a0Nokia Oy, overseeing their investments in mobile internet technologies. Early in his career, he held various management roles in the telecommunications industry and holds an MBA from the\u00a0George Mason University\u00a0School of Management.<\/p>\n

\u00abTom transformed this start-up business into a respected and profitable mobile marketing company surpassing\u00a0$100 million\u00a0in revenue this year,\u00bb said\u00a0Jonathan Ebinger, general partner, BlueRun Ventures and member of Verve’s board of directors since 2010. \u00abHe has the essential leadership and industry experience to take Verve to the next level and further penetrate the\u00a0$54 billion\u00a0US mobile advertising market. We are confident that Verve, with Tom’s vision, will continue to be a trailblazing partner for innovative marketers worldwide.\u00bb<\/p>\n

Speaking about the role, Kenney said, \u00abI am honored to have this opportunity to lead the extremely talented Verve team as we build upon positive market momentum and move the company forward in executing against our strategic plan for continued profitable growth. I am energized to capitalize on the ever-growing worldwide demand for mobile marketing solutions that drive sales and to further evangelize the combined power of location and data-driven creative in delivering results.\u00bb<\/p>\n

Image over the headline.-<\/strong> Tom Kenney (CEO, President and founder of verve Mobile). Source of the image, the Linkedin profile of tom Kenney. Logo,\u00a0\u00a9 Verve Mobile.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Tom Kenney, original founder of Verve, company at the forefront in location-powered mobile marketing, has been appointed as chief executive officer of the company. Kenney succeeds\u00a0Nada Stirratt, who joined Verve as CEO in\u00a0April 2015\u00a0and led the startup through a period of rapid domestic growth, strategic acquisitions, and international development. As President and CEO, Kenney’s priority …<\/p>\n

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