- Brings with her a few pointers on transforming
industries and challenging corporate giants -
TORONTO,
Oct. 27, 2014 /CNW/ - Tucows Inc.
(NASDAQ:TCX, TSX:TC), a provider of network access, domain name and
other Internet services, today announced that Robin Chase has joined its Board of
Directors.
Ms. Chase has been a pioneer of the peer, or sharing, economy.
She founded Zipcar, now the largest car sharing company in the
world. Zipcar's disruptive technology and delightful customer
experience gave its members on-demand access to cars by the hour
and by the day, providing an effective alternative to car ownership
or conventional car rental services. She took that a step further,
founding Buzzcar in France which
does not even own its own cars, instead bringing together car
owners and drivers in a robust car sharing marketplace. Now as
founder and chairman of Veniam'Works she continues to innovate,
this time with the connected car.
"Throughout our history, we have always offered services that
involve and empower users as alternatives to services that alienate
them or take them for granted," explained Tucows CEO Elliot Noss. "That was profoundly true of
OpenSRS, our domain name platform for web hosting companies, versus
Network Solutions, the incumbent in 1999. It is true of Ting, our
mobile phone service, versus Verizon or AT&T today."
"Robin understands as well as anyone how the Internet can level
the playing field and put tremendous power into the hands of
customers," Mr. Noss continued. "Her passion and experience will be
invaluable to us across our business units."
Ms. Chase added, "I've always thought of Tucows, and of Elliot
himself, as democratizing forces in the areas where they play. They
succeed by enlisting customers as partners. I'm excited to help
them translate their capabilities and that wonderful vision into
further commercial success."
Tucows welcomes Robin Chase as it
says farewell to longtime board member Lloyd Morrisett, who has stepped down in
September 2014 at the age of 84. Mr.
Morrisett is best known as one of the founders of the Sesame
Workshop (the creators of Sesame Street) and longtime President of
the Markle Foundation. For 13 years as a Tucows director, he has
provided wisdom, insight, and inspiration, both to the company and
to each individual who has had the opportunity to work with
him.
About Tucows
Tucows is a provider of network access, domain name and other
Internet services. Ting (https://ting.com) is a mobile phone
service provider dedicated to bringing clarity and control to US
mobile phone users. OpenSRS (http://opensrs.com) manages over
fourteen million domain names and millions of value-added services
through a global reseller network of over 13,000 web hosts and
ISPs. Hover (http://hover.com) is the easiest way for individuals
and small businesses to manage their domain names and email
addresses. More information can be found on Tucows' corporate
website (http://tucows.com).
TUCOWS is a registered trademark of Tucows Inc. or its
subsidiaries. All other trademarks and service marks are the
properties of their respective owners.
SOURCE Tucows Inc.