Mobile transaction network mBlox has appointed Ken Elmer to the role of Chief Financial Officer. As CFO, Elmer will be responsible for leading the global finance, human resources, and facilities functions of the company.
Previously, Elmer was Senior Vice President of Finance and Administration for Tiburon, Inc., where he successfully aided the strategic focus of the management team on a product retooling, while driving the successful negotiation of two of the largest services contracts in the companys history. Prior to Tiburon, Elmer was a division-level CFO at Pacific Bell and Pacific Telesis Group, and CFO at Visionael Corporation, The MapFactory and TCSI, Inc. At TCSI, Elmer stepped into the CEO position, working with the board, to pursue an exit strategy which resulted in a successful acquisition by Rocket Software in 2003.
mBlox is experiencing tremendous growth as more and more businesses around the world are using SMS text messaging for their mobile marketing, mobile entertainment and mobile business needs, says mBlox CEO Jeff Clark. Ken has led finance teams in companies ranging from a small angel investor-backed private business to several large subsidiaries within a multi-billion dollar public entity. His proven skills will allow mBlox to continue to provide the highest level of quality and service to our global customer base.
Elmer graduated magna cum laude with a bachelors in business administration from the University of North Texas and is a certified public accountant.