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Monaker Appoints New CFO and COO for Next Phase of Growth
Monaker Appoints New CFO and COO for Next Phase of Growth.
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n \n \n Monaker Appoints New CFO and COO for Next Phase of Growth\n \n \nMonaker Appoints New CFO and COO for Next Phase of Growth\n \n WESTON, FL--(Marketwired - Jan 22, 2016) - Monaker Group (OTCQB: MKGI), (the \"Company\") or (\"Monaker\"), a technology driven travel and digital marketing company, announced today that Mr. Omar Jimenez has joined the Company as Chief Financial Officer (\"CFO\") and Chief Operating Officer (\"COO\"), effective on January 21, 2016. Mr. Jimenez has over 33 years of CFO and Senior Executive experience in Public and Private Corporations ranging from start-ups to over $400 million in Revenues across Travel & Hospitality, Real Estate and Insurance Industries.\n Mr. Jimenez has held a variety of senior financial management positions including CFO at EpiCenter Development, a real estate developer with combined projects amounting to $6 billion, and President & CFO at American Leisure Holdings, Inc., with listings on the NASDAQ and London Stock Exchange focusing on leisure and business travel, hospitality & hotels, call centers and real estate development. Mr. Jimenez also served as Director of Operations for US Installation Group, Inc., a selling and installation group for The Home Depot, and CFO and VP of Onyx Group, Inc., a conglomerate with 700 employees and annual revenues exceeding $400 million. \n \"Omar is an accomplished leader with extensive financial, operational and business development experience,\" said William Kerby, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Monaker Group. \"Omar's outstanding track record in the Travel & Hospitality industry and his experience with US Installation Group, EpiCenter Development, and American Leisure make him an ideal senior executive to fulfill our Company's current and future needs. We are excited to have Omar join us as we launch the much anticipated Next Trip platform and become a significant player in the Alternative Lodging space.\"\n \"Monaker Group's positioning and build of the Next Trip platform is impressive, and I look forward to working with the team for expected growth over the next several years,\" stated Mr. Omar Jimenez. \"I am excited to have the opportunity to work with Bill and the management team that they have assembled at Monaker. I believe this Company is at the forefront of innovation with what we believe ...