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Ecoark Holdings, Inc. Names Three to Board of Directors
Ecoark Holdings, Inc. Names Three to Board of Directors.
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[{"type":"text","content":"\nEcoark Holdings, Inc. Names Three to Board of Directors\n\nEcoark Holdings, Inc. Names Three to Board of Directors\n\n\nNew Board Members Provide Decades of Experience and Leadership Within Logistics and Supply Chain Management, Big Box Retail, Energy, and Finance \n\n\n ROGERS, AR--(Marketwired - May 12, 2016) - Ecoark Holdings, Inc. (OTCQB: EARK), a provider of a growing suite of proprietary technologies and services that drive sustainability and facilitate sustainable growth for a wide range of clients, today named three new members to its Board of Directors -- John P. Cahill, Terrence D. Matthews and Charles Rateliff. All three were appointed during a meeting of the current Board earlier this week.The new members will join the current Board, which includes Randy May, Greg Landis, Gary Metzger, and Dr. Yash R. Puri. Current Board member Dr. Ashok Sood will be replaced in order to create a seven-person Board with an independent majority. Cahill, Matthews, and Rateliff all join the Board as independent Board members, creating an independent majority of highly recognized industry experts. The creation of an independent majority within the Board is an important step in meeting the requirements for several potential future business initiatives, including application for a national securities exchange.\"We are pleased to welcome John, Terrence, and Charles to the Board of Directors, and look forward to utilizing their leadership and experience to help guide the Company forward,\" said Randy May, CEO of Ecoark Holdings, Inc. \"We have built a strong Board with world class experience, and one that is highly recognizable for a company within our industry. The expertise that these gentlemen bring to our boardroom is unparalleled, and will undoubtedly make Ecoark a stronger company than it is today.\" John P. Cahill is currently Counsel at the law firm of Chadbourne & Parke LLP and has served in that capacity from 2007. He is also a Principal at the Pataki-Cahill Group LLC, a strategic consulting firm focusing on the economic and policy implications of domestic energy needs, which he co-founded in March 2007. He served in various capacities in the administration of the Governor of New York, George E. Pataki (from 1997 to 2006), including Secretary and Chief of Staff to the Governor (2002 to 2006). He also serves on the board of di...