– CANADA, Hamilton – Ackroo Inc. (TSX: AKR | OTC: AKRFF), a loyalty marketing, payments and point-of-sale technology and services provider, today announced the appointments of Jeremy Jagt, Brad French, Jon Clare, and Philippe Bergeron-Belanger to its Board of Directors.
“We are very fortunate to be adding each of Jeremy, Brad, Jon and Philippe to our board,” said CEO, Steve Levely. “Reconstituting our board was important as we enter this next chapter for Ackroo where each of these individuals bring great skills and experience to the team. We gain strong financial, M&A, sales and marketing, capital markets and general business experience, most importantly from organizations our size and within the SaaS industry that we work in. The new team is committed to actively helping the business grow and so I couldn’t be more excited about what’s next for Ackroo.”
The company also announced that Wayne O’Connell will step down from the board.
About Jeremy Jagt
Jeremy Jagt is President of Potentia Renewables Inc., a fully integrated developer, owner, and operator of renewable energy assets. Prior to joining Potentia, Jeremy had over 20 years of experience in public accounting with Grant Thornton LLP, with a primary focus on mid-market public and private companies in a variety of industries. At Grant Thornton, Jeremy led the firm’s assurance practice both nationally and in Southern Ontario and was the firm’s lead regulatory partner.
Jeremy holds an Honours Bachelor of Commerce degree from McMaster University and currently is a member of CPA Canada and CPA Ontario.
About Brad French
Brad French is the Owner of Alliance Communications and Security, a thriving commercial real estate business, and has a keen interest in emerging technologies, and has been an active investor in several successful start-ups. Brad has first-hand experience with mergers and acquisitions, he sits on the board of SportsHeadz, a privately-owned software company, and has served on numerous other boards, including the Youth Diversion Program, the Community Foundation of Kingston and Area, and is Past Chair of the Canadian Association of Message Exchange.
Brad graduated from Wilfrid Laurier University with an Honours BA and earned his MBA from the University of Liverpool.
About Jon Clare
Jon Clare is CEO of FuneralTech, an international death care SaaS company based out of Kingston, specializing in management, website, memorialization, and marketing solutions. Jon has been involved in many successful software acquisitions and exits over the past 12+ years. Jon brings practical experience integrating teams, systems, and strategies to allow companies to manage and scale their businesses more efficiently and effectively.
He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Business from The University of Western Ontario.
About Philippe Bergeron-Belanger
Philippe Bergeron-Belanger
Philippe Bergeron-Belanger is CFO of Good Protein, a vegan protein, and superfoods company based in Montreal, a trusted investor and business strategist who has helped several private and public companies with M&A, capital markets, and investor relations for the past 8 years. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and Finance from the University of Sherbrooke and is a shareholder in Rivemont Microcap Fund, one of Ackroo’s largest shareholders.
About Ackroo
Through vendor and industry consolidation, Ackroo provides marketing, payment, and point-of-sale solutions for merchants of all sizes. Ackroo’s self-serve, data-driven, cloud-based marketing platform helps merchants in-store and online process and manage loyalty, gift card, and promotional transactions at the point of sale. Ackroo’s payment services provide merchants with low-cost payment processing options through some of the world’s largest payment technology and service providers. Ackroo’s hybrid management and point-of-sale solutions help manage and optimize the general operations for niche industries including golf clubs, automotive dealers, and more. All solutions are focused on helping to consolidate, simplify and improve the merchant marketing, payments, and point-of-sale ecosystem for their clients. Ackroo is headquartered in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
For more information: https://ackroo.com/
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