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Michael Green Joins Ecoark Board of Directors
Michael Green Joins Ecoark Board of Directors.
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n \n Ecoark \n Holdings, Inc. (“Ecoark”) (OTCQX: EARK), to be renamed Zest \n Technologies, Inc., today announced that former IBM executive Michael \n Green has joined the company’s Board of Directors. Green joins the Board \n after an impressive career with IBM, where he was most recently vice \n president for Strategic Services North America.\n \n \n Green retired from IBM in 2015, with a career highlighted by several \n leadership roles. Green remained with IBM as a consultant until April \n 2017 and, most recently, was involved with IBM’s blockchain initiative. \n Blockchain has emerged as a key technology for Ecoark subsidiary Zest \n Labs, with the company recently announcing \n the availability of blockchain support at no additional cost for growers \n and shippers in the fresh food supply chain using the Zest \n Fresh solution.\n \n \n “Michael’s experience in spearheading strategic initiatives for one of \n the world’s most innovative companies will be an invaluable resource for \n us as we launch our blockchain services,” said Randy May, CEO of Ecoark. \n “As we work to create true transparency around food freshness and safety \n factors through the integration of blockchain technology and our ZIPR \n Code freshness metric, Michael’s expertise will be instrumental to our \n mission of modernizing the fresh food supply chain.”\n \n \n Green brings extensive international and general management experience \n from his career with IBM. Prior to heading up strategic services for IBM \n North America, he served as the general manager of IBM North America’s \n strategic outsourcing services, vice president of healthcare and \n insurance for IBM global services, and vice president of strategic \n services for Latin America, among other roles.\n \n \n “I am excited to join Ecoark’s Board and lend my experience, especially \n as the company continues to define the post-harvest agriculture \n technology space and leverages blockchain,” said Green. “There is a huge \n market opportunity for organizations looking to improve the food supply \n chain, enhance agricultural efficiency and yields and reduce \n post-harvest waste. Zest Labs is the only organization directly \n addressing this challenge.”\n \n \n Green will fill the vaca...