Pulse Evolution Appoints Live Entertainment Veteran, Jordan Fiksenbaum as CEO
Accesswire AccesswireJune 22, 2017
Long-Time Pulse Evolution Advisor, Fiksenbaum, Responsible for Over $5 billion in Ticket Revenues in Live Entertainment, Steps into Lead Role as Company Prepares for Commercialization of its Market Leading Digital Human Technologies
JUPITER, FL and SAN RAFAEL, CA / ACCESSWIRE / June 22, 2017 / Pulse Evolution Corporation (OTC PINK: PLFX) ("Pulse"
, a recognized pioneer and leading developer of hyper-realistic digital humans for holographic live performances, virtual reality and augmented reality, today announced that veteran entertainment senior executive, Jordan Fiksenbaum, was named CEO. Looking to build on the Company's first realization of revenues, Fiksenbaum will lead the next stage of Pulse's growth by leveraging the Company's proprietary digital human technology in the launch of highly anticipated shows, productions and special projects featuring hyper-realistic, digital celebrity performances.
Mr. Fiksenbaum has been working professionally in the live entertainment industry for nearly 30 years, now bringing to Pulse his impressive and relevant experience in senior management including strategic planning, operations, sales, marketing, promotions, event programming, and ticketing. While at Cirque du Soleil, he was responsible for the marketing, sales and public relations initiatives of nine resident shows, including launching Michael Jackson One in Las Vegas, which features an appearance of the holographic likeness of Michael Jackson. Within the theatre industry, Fiksenbaum worked on numerous award-winning productions including The Phantom of the Opera, Ragtime, Disney's the Lion King, Wicked, Les Misérables and Spamalot. His extensive experience and background also include roles as: Founder & CEO of POP Experience, former Vice President of Theatrical Productions for Kimmel Center, Inc. in Philadelphia, and serving as a senior consultant to a diverse group of companies including Feld Entertainment, Celine Dion, DuPont, the Kodak Theatre and Theatre Dreams.
"I have been in awe of Pulse's creative team since I first saw the remarkable virtual Michael Jackson concert performance at the Billboard Music awards which generated worldwide headlines and interest," said Fiksenbaum. "Pulse's technology has been further optimized since then, and we are now poised to launch a series of immersive productions and ground-breaking entertainment projects that will astonish audiences worldwide."
John Textor, Chairman of Pulse, stated, "Jordan's strategic vision has been an extremely valuable contribution in his past role as a senior advisor to Pulse. His impressive track record in live entertainment, his trusted reputation among our most important celebrity estate relationships and his readiness to commercialize our innovative digital human technologies made him the ideal choice to complete our search for a CEO."
In addition to his leadership of the Company's principal entertainment productions, expected to start production in the coming weeks, Mr. Fiksenbaum has been given a broad mandate by the Board of Pulse to significantly upgrade the Company's internal controls, timeliness of financial reporting and investor communications in preparation for the Company's next phase of growth.
With regard to his overall mandate, Mr. Fiksenbaum, commented, "As Pulse is coming of age and readies itself for the explosive growth driven by commercialization of its digital likeness technology, and other products and services, the Pulse shareholders and our founder Mr. Textor felt strongly that it was time to bring in strong new leadership and management depth to meet the challenges of our next phase of growth. I am honored to accept this leadership role at Pulse. I will work tirelessly and swiftly to execute a transformational plan that will strengthen our operational readiness, re-establish our firm as a fully reporting US listed company, and promote our share currency to achieve the highest possible valuation that is reflective of our unique global business opportunity."
Textor added, "I am truly overjoyed that my great friend and long-time Pulse advisor, Jordan, has accepted responsibility for full-time leadership of Pulse as the company can now transform from a technology-focused development stage company to a globally relevant producer of entertainment content across all traditional and alternative display environments. In the coming weeks, we look forward to bringing even more leadership resources to our board and to our management team, in support of Jordan's mandate and the Company's overall mission."
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/pulse-evolutio...00910.html
Accesswire AccesswireJune 22, 2017
Long-Time Pulse Evolution Advisor, Fiksenbaum, Responsible for Over $5 billion in Ticket Revenues in Live Entertainment, Steps into Lead Role as Company Prepares for Commercialization of its Market Leading Digital Human Technologies
JUPITER, FL and SAN RAFAEL, CA / ACCESSWIRE / June 22, 2017 / Pulse Evolution Corporation (OTC PINK: PLFX) ("Pulse"
, a recognized pioneer and leading developer of hyper-realistic digital humans for holographic live performances, virtual reality and augmented reality, today announced that veteran entertainment senior executive, Jordan Fiksenbaum, was named CEO. Looking to build on the Company's first realization of revenues, Fiksenbaum will lead the next stage of Pulse's growth by leveraging the Company's proprietary digital human technology in the launch of highly anticipated shows, productions and special projects featuring hyper-realistic, digital celebrity performances. Mr. Fiksenbaum has been working professionally in the live entertainment industry for nearly 30 years, now bringing to Pulse his impressive and relevant experience in senior management including strategic planning, operations, sales, marketing, promotions, event programming, and ticketing. While at Cirque du Soleil, he was responsible for the marketing, sales and public relations initiatives of nine resident shows, including launching Michael Jackson One in Las Vegas, which features an appearance of the holographic likeness of Michael Jackson. Within the theatre industry, Fiksenbaum worked on numerous award-winning productions including The Phantom of the Opera, Ragtime, Disney's the Lion King, Wicked, Les Misérables and Spamalot. His extensive experience and background also include roles as: Founder & CEO of POP Experience, former Vice President of Theatrical Productions for Kimmel Center, Inc. in Philadelphia, and serving as a senior consultant to a diverse group of companies including Feld Entertainment, Celine Dion, DuPont, the Kodak Theatre and Theatre Dreams.
"I have been in awe of Pulse's creative team since I first saw the remarkable virtual Michael Jackson concert performance at the Billboard Music awards which generated worldwide headlines and interest," said Fiksenbaum. "Pulse's technology has been further optimized since then, and we are now poised to launch a series of immersive productions and ground-breaking entertainment projects that will astonish audiences worldwide."
John Textor, Chairman of Pulse, stated, "Jordan's strategic vision has been an extremely valuable contribution in his past role as a senior advisor to Pulse. His impressive track record in live entertainment, his trusted reputation among our most important celebrity estate relationships and his readiness to commercialize our innovative digital human technologies made him the ideal choice to complete our search for a CEO."
In addition to his leadership of the Company's principal entertainment productions, expected to start production in the coming weeks, Mr. Fiksenbaum has been given a broad mandate by the Board of Pulse to significantly upgrade the Company's internal controls, timeliness of financial reporting and investor communications in preparation for the Company's next phase of growth.
With regard to his overall mandate, Mr. Fiksenbaum, commented, "As Pulse is coming of age and readies itself for the explosive growth driven by commercialization of its digital likeness technology, and other products and services, the Pulse shareholders and our founder Mr. Textor felt strongly that it was time to bring in strong new leadership and management depth to meet the challenges of our next phase of growth. I am honored to accept this leadership role at Pulse. I will work tirelessly and swiftly to execute a transformational plan that will strengthen our operational readiness, re-establish our firm as a fully reporting US listed company, and promote our share currency to achieve the highest possible valuation that is reflective of our unique global business opportunity."
Textor added, "I am truly overjoyed that my great friend and long-time Pulse advisor, Jordan, has accepted responsibility for full-time leadership of Pulse as the company can now transform from a technology-focused development stage company to a globally relevant producer of entertainment content across all traditional and alternative display environments. In the coming weeks, we look forward to bringing even more leadership resources to our board and to our management team, in support of Jordan's mandate and the Company's overall mission."
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/pulse-evolutio...00910.html
