– USA, NY – Kaleyra, Inc. (NYSE: KLR | NYSE American: KLR), an enterprise Communication Platform as a Service business, today announced the appointments of Kathleen Miller and Karin-Joyce Tjon to its Board as Independent Directors, effective immediately, bringing the Board to eight members, of whom seven are independent.
“We are excited to welcome Kathy and K.J. to the Kaleyra Board of Directors. Both Kathy and K.J. are accomplished executives with decades of experience leading dynamic, high-growth businesses through times of change and transformation. We believe their track records, driving improved sales and profitability, and their deep expertise in telecommunications, SaaS and software will be extremely valuable as we work to become the leading global CPaaS company. We look forward to working with our new directors to unlock and deliver enhanced value for our customers, partners, shareholders and other stakeholders.” said ,” said Board Chair, Dr. Avi Katz.
Concurrently, the company announced a CEO transition plan to replace founder and CEO Dario Calogero who will step down as CEO to transition to the newly created role of Chief Strategy Officer.
About Kathleen Miller
Kathleen Miller is an accomplished financial strategist with decades of leadership experience driving growth and profitability across public and private SaaS, FinTech, and other technology companies. Before her retirement, Ms. Miller served as CFO of Nitro Software Ltd. (ASX: NTO), a high-growth SaaS-based workflow productivity company she led through its initial public offering, from January 2019 to December 2020. Previously, Ms. Miller served as COO and CFO of nCourt, LLC, a high-growth SaaS-based software and payment service provider, from March 2014 to September 2018. She also served as CFO of eSecuritel Holdings LLC, a leading provider of cell phone and wireless products insurance services, from 2009 to 2013. Earlier in her career, Ms. Miller served in senior financial roles at Movius Interactive Corporation, Witness Systems, Inc. (former NASDAQ: WITS), and MapInfo Corporation (former NASDAQ: MAPS). She began her career at Coopers & Lybrand LLP. Ms. Miller is an experienced public and private company director and currently serves on the boards of Tecsys, Inc. (TSX: TCS), a supply chain and complex distribution management system provider; IOU Financial, Inc. (TSXV: IOUFF), an online lender to small businesses; and TrueCommerce, Inc., a privately held supply chain and inventory management software company.
Ms. Miller holds a B.S. in Accounting from Alfred University and an M.S. in Legal Studies from Fordham University.
About Karin-Joyce Tjon
Karin-Joyce Tjon has more than two decades of experience as a senior financial executive in the technology and telecommunications sectors. Most recently, Ms. Tjon served as CFO of Alorica, Inc. In this fast-growing business process outsourcing company, she was responsible for all aspects of corporate finance, such as Accounting, Financial Planning & Analysis, Treasury, Regulatory filings, tax, procurement, and Investor Relations, from July 2018 to May 2020. Before her role at Alorica, Ms. Tjon served as COO and President of Scientific Games (Nasdaq: SGMS), a developer of technology-based products and content for the global gaming and lottery markets, from February to August 2017. Previously, she served as CFO at EPIQ Systems (former Nasdaq: EPIQ) (from July 2014 to October 2016) and Hawker Beechcraft (2011 to 2014). Ms. Tjon also spent over nine years at Alvarez & Marsal, a leading professional services firm specializing in business transformation and performance improvement, from 2002 to 2011. Ms. Tjon currently serves on the boards of Nubia Brand International Corp. (Nasdaq: NUBI), a blank check company focused on the wireless telecommunications sector, and Volcon, Inc. (Nasdaq: VLCN), a developer and manufacturer of electric off-road powersport vehicles.
Ms. Tjon holds a B.S. in Organizational Behavior and Management from Ohio University and an M.B.A. from Columbia University.
About Kaleyra
Kaleyra, Inc. is a global group providing mobile communication services to financial institutions, e-commerce players, OTTs, software companies, logistic enablers, healthcare providers, retailers, and other large organizations worldwide. Through its proprietary platform and robust APIs, Kaleyra manages multi-channel integrated communication services, consisting of messaging, rich messaging and instant messaging, video, push notifications, e-mail, voice services, and chatbots. Kaleyra’s technology makes it possible to safely and securely manage billions of messages monthly with over 1,600 operator connections in 190+ countries, including all tier-1 US carriers.
For more information: https://www.kaleyra.com/
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