Age: 59 Director since: June 2013 Other Positions: Glow Financial Services (executive chairman) My Views Media Inc (director) Digital Audience Data Ltd (executive director) Mr. Cole is the Executive Chairman of Glow Services Corp., a private U.S. company, founded in July 2014. Glow Services Corp. is technology company offering FinTech, InsurTech and GreenTech platforms to carriers, retailers and OEMs. Its core business is primarily handset and home device financing and insurance services. Until July 2014, he was the chief executive director of the European division of Asurion Corp., a private entity. He assumed that role in May 2009, after serving as chief marketing officer and senior vice president at Asurion Corp. from April 2007. Asurion Corp. was the world s largest technology protection company. Mr. Cole has over 25 years of experience working in the telecommunications and media industry with a particular depth of experience in the mobile sector. He has consulted with Verizon, Sprint, AT&T, BT, Warner Music, Disney, Google and with Steve Jobs on the iPhone in 2005-2006 when he was president of CSMG Adventis, a strategic consultancy firm that focused on the telecommunications media and entertainment markets, from October 2005 to April 2007. Mr. Cole s extensive background in the telecommunication and media industry and his particular knowledge and experience in the mobile sector as well as his expertise in marketing and strategy contributes to our board s evaluation of our mobile business and acquisition and divestiture opportunities and strategies and our capital structure and strengthens our board s collective qualifications, skills and attributes.