Savtira Corporation, a business to business cloud solutions company in Tampa, announced that the founding chairman and CEO of Napster, John Fanning, has joined its advisory board. Fanning founded
Napster, an online music store, in 1998. Since then, Fanning has founded other Internet ventures, including NetMovies, NetGames and Net Capital.
“Mr. Fanning has a plethora of experience in the technology/internet industry,” says Marialuisa Curran, communications manager for Savtira. "His role at Savtira will be as a resource of knowledge in tech specialties such as streaming, distribution of content aggregation and video-on-demand (VOD). Mr. Fanning’s background in music, games and net-related innovations such as client-server game play, voice over IP and auto-upgrading/authentication, along with his financial expertise in helping finance early stage Internet companies are all knowledge-based assets that will play an instrumental role in guiding Savtira via the advisory board. ”
In addition to Fanning, Savtira has added other key members on its board.
“We have two other members so far as we continue to develop our advisory board,” says Curran. “Mr. Kelly Chase, a former NHL player. Also, Mr. Vik Grover, a former wall street research analyst and senior managing director of investment banking at Source Capital Group, Inc. ”
Savtira announced in August that it would be adding 265 people to its payroll by the end of 2012. The company was founded in Nov. 2010 and has experienced tremendous growth over the past year.
“The array of knowledge from diverse fields creates a melting pot of innovation, so our advice would be to broaden the scope of industries when selecting members for an advisory board,” Curran says. “Anyone with a passion for creativity and drive for growth will be an important player on your team. ”
Writer:
Kimberly Patterson
Source: Marialuisa Curran, Savtira Corporation