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Two New Independent Directors with years of experience join e.Digital Corp

posted on Nov 02, 2016 04:15PM

Two New Independent Directors with years of experience join e.Digital Corporation. Makes me REALLY wonder why now? anybody with any ideas? Both new directors have loads of experience in Venture Capital, Startups, Mergers and Acquisitions, Strategic Growth on a Global Scale.

RUSSELL H. PACKER JOINS eDIGITAL BOARD OF DIRECTORS
08.22.2016| News

http://edigital.com/russell-h-packer-joins-edigital-board-of-directors/

(SAN DIEGO, CA, – August 22, 2016) – e.Digital Corporation (OTCQB: EDIG), a long standing source of innovation and future-defining patented technologies, today announced the appointment of Russell H. Packer as an independent director of the Company. Mr. Packer’s appointment expands the Board to 5 directors, 4 of whom are independent directors. Mr. Packer will be a member of the Company’s Audit committee.

“Russ’s many years of business experience across important industries will add a valuable perspective to our Board of Directors,” said Fred Falk, president and CEO of eDigital. “We are excited that he has joined our board and we look forward to benefitting from his judgement and expertise.”

Mr. Packer is Chief Financial Officer of GeoOptics, Inc., a company engaged in the collection and sale of Environmental Earth Observation data for use in operational monitoring and forecasting applications. Data products include global atmospheric temperature and pressure profiles, data about water, and space weather data.

“eDigital is at a strategic inflection point with open-ended opportunities and I look forward to contributing to the Company’s future success,” said Mr. Packer.

Mr. Packer is the former CFO of Geometric Results Incorporated (“GRI”), a Ford Motor Company business and technology services subsidiary. During his eight-year tenure at GRI, revenue increased from $3 million per month to over $800 million per year. Russ previously spent five years as a financial executive with Coca-Cola, including work on the IPO of Coca-Cola Enterprises, and ten years in investment banking with Shoreline Partners and Delphos Group. He holds a B.S. in Business Administration and an MBA from USC.

Russell H. Packer – Chief Financial Officer

Former CFO of Geometric Results Incorporated, a Ford Motor Co. business and technology services subsidiary. During his eight-year tenure, GRI revenue increased from $3 million per month to over $800 million per year. Russ previously spent five years as a financial executive with Coca-Cola, including work on the IPO of Coca-Cola Enterprises, and ten years in investment banking with Shoreline Partners and Delphos Group. He holds a BS in administration and an MBA from USC.

http://www.geooptics.com/team/

DON SPRINGER JOINS eDIGITAL BOARD OF DIRECTORS
10.12.2016| News

(SAN DIEGO, CA, – October 12, 2016) – e.Digital Corporation (OTCQB: EDIG), a long standing source of innovation and future-defining patented technologies, today announced the appointment of Don Springer as an independent director of the Company. Mr. Springer replaces Eric Polis, a director since 2008, who has resigned to devote more time to his personal business interests. Mr. Springer also replaces Mr. Polis on the Compensation Committee. The Company’s Chief Financial Officer, MarDee Haring-Layton, was appointed as Corporate Secretary. The Board will continue to have five directors, four of whom are independent directors.

“Don is an experienced international executive and has built a successful business providing companies, their board of directors, and executives, with valuable knowledge and direction as a result of his extensive career,” said Fred Falk, president and CEO of eDigital. “We are excited that he has joined our Board, outside of his business, and we look forward to benefitting from his judgement and expertise. We appreciate Eric’s eight years of service on our Board and the valuable advice he brought to eDigital. I offer my profound thanks to Eric for his service to the Company.”

Since 2004, Mr. Springer has been the co-founder and Chairman of The Colton Group, a board directorship and executive advisory firm providing actionable growth strategies to ignite and accelerate growth of emerging businesses, global companies, and social enterprises. Mr. Springer has extensive growth experience from building an $800M global enterprise, to multiple venture-backed start-ups. He has Fortune 200 experience as President of a Ford Motor Co. technology subsidiary, CEO of a Microsoft VAR, EVP of an EDS venture, and an early career at Texas Instruments. Mr. Springer has served on the boards of domestic and international technology and service companies, as well as international boards while living in Europe. He holds a B.A. in Philosophy from the University of North Texas.

“eDigital is positioning itself to take advantage of multiple strategic opportunities. I look forward to adding value with the Company in their future success,” said Mr. Springer.

Don Springer

Don Springer is co-founder of The Colton Group, Inc., a board directorship and executive advisory firm providing actionable strategies to ignite and accelerate growth of emerging business, global companies, and social enterprises. As such, he has provided growth strategies for companies serving US, European, and Asian markets.

Mr. Springer has served on the boards of international and domestic technology and service companies as well as non-profit boards. He also served as director of companies in UK, Germany, Spain, France, Italy, and Sweden, while living in Europe. He has been President of a global technology and services subsidiary of Ford Motor Co., CEO of a Microsoft VAR, EVP of an EDS venture, CEO of multiple venture-backed startups, and had an early career at Texas Instruments.

Mr. Springer is an Advisory Board member for the Institute for Excellence in Corporate Governance at University of Texas at Dallas and a member of Executive Connection Dallas. He is a past member of CEO Netweavers where he founded and chaired the New Business Development SIG, CEO Trust, and a past mentor with the North Texas Regional Center for Innovation and Commercialization. He has been a regular guest lecturer at the University of Michigan Ross School of Business, the University of Texas at Dallas Jindal School of Management, and presently at SMU’s Cox School of Business Caruth Institute for Entrepreneurship.