Press Release
Former FreshDirect CEO and Nasdaq Executive to Lead ScrollMotion
New York, New York – December 13, 2012 – ScrollMotion, creators of the most
effective and engaging enterprise software for tablets, today announced the
appointment of Dean Furbush as the company’s new CEO. Furbush holds a long track
record in business, technology and helping innovative organizations scale through
transformational growth stages. After two successful leadership roles first as the CEO
of e-commerce pioneer, FreshDirect, and prior to that Chief Economist and EVP of
Nasdaq Transaction Services where he was responsible for its stock-trading business,
Furbush spent the last five years as President of College Summit, a non-profit focused
on increasing college enrollment in low-income communities.
“I am incredibly excited and honored to be leading ScrollMotion as it continues to
transform the industry by giving customers the easiest, fastest, and most productive
way to deliver critical sales, marketing, and training tools through innovative mobile
tablet applications.” says Furbush. “It is a huge opportunity.”
Furbush replaces co-founder John Lema who had served as the company’s CEO since
ScrollMotion’s inception in April 2008. During that period, Lema and co-founder Josh
Koppel have grown the company to 120 employees and gained several Fortune 500
businesses as customers. Lema will continue to serve on ScrollMotion's Board of
Directors and as an advisor.
Says co-founder Josh Koppel, “John Lema successfully steered us through uncharted
territory and has positioned ScrollMotion for success. As we go through our next
chapter, I am incredibly grateful that John will stay on our board and remain an advisor
to the company.”
As part of its growth planning, ScrollMotion has also realigned itself to increase focus
on its delivery of enterprise software for tablets, and to work with partners who will
deliver some of ScrollMotion’s former internal services. This reorganization entailed a
20% reduction in workforce, a move intended to support the long-term growth of the
company.
The company and Board thank John Lema for his leadership over the past four years,
and ongoing support of a vision he helped establish. Says Lema “I was determined to
bring ScrollMotion through the Wild West of mobile and tablet applications, and it has
been a thrilling journey. ScrollMotion is now poised to enter a new expansionary phase
as our company grows at rates beyond what Josh and I imagined. It is a natural time for
us to assess the organizational structure and for me to hand over the reins to Dean,
who has a deep passion for our vision and the experience in leading a start-up during
high-growth times. ScrollMotion has only started on its path.”
About ScrollMotion
ScrollMotion is a SaaS (Software-as-a-Service) company that offers the industry-leading
platform for sales, marketing, and training communications on mobile tablets. By
creating new ways the world’s biggest companies create, deploy, and manage content,
ScrollMotion is transforming the way businesses conduct sales, marketing, and training
and in doing so providing near instant increases in productivity and ROI. For more
information please visit http://www.ScrollMotion.com.
Press Contact
Sean Stevens for ScrollMotion
ScrollMotion@atomicpr.com
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