ShoZu’s CEO Mark Bole is a departing and chairman Chris Wade is taking on both roles at the London-based company. It’s not been long. Wade, a veteran technology executive and entrepreneur, has only been chairman since 2008. However Bole did lead Shozu for almost 5 years, so is now off to “seek a fresh challenge” he says.
He leaves the company in decent health – Shozu closed a new funding round earlier this year – and he remains a significant shareholder in the company.
ShoZu has made the successful transition to an app store centric model. However, where it goes from here it’s hard to say. Plenty of other apps do what it does now – uploading photos and content to multiple sites – although it remains the daddy in terms of the sheer numbers of services you can use it for.
I’d like to wish Mark well and congratulate him for the amazing work he’s done at ShoZu. He’s been the driving force behind the success of ShoZu and has managed to put in place an excellent team of hardworking individuals who have put their heart and soul into creating something really quite special.
I’ve been lucky enough to have worked alongside Mark in the past and the guy is a whirlwind of ideas, knowledge and passion. A true gent and a great leader…
All the best with the future, Mr Bole!
Mike,
FYI, there’s a strong rumor floating between Atlanta and London that John Hoffman, fmr GSMA CTO and current CEO of GSMA’s commercial GSMC organisation, has been tapped for this gig, to be announced after the mobile money summit next week…