Content area
Abstract
(Marketwired - March 14, 2016) - Keek (TSX VENTURE: KEK) (OTCQX: KEEKF) today announced that Mark Itwaru has been named Chairman and CEO of Keek. Keek held an annual and special meeting of its shareholders on March 11, 2016, where the shareholders elected Mark Itwaru, William Lavin, Vincent McLeod, Ahmed Khan, and Fareed Amin to the Board of Directors. Itwaru was subsequently appointed as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Keek, replacing interim CEO Dimi Paun who remains as Chief Technology Officer.
"I am pleased to be joining Keek as Chairman and CEO at such a promising time," said Itwaru. "We are excited to be at the forefront of the birth of social commerce. The future is bright for the mobile video market and Keek is ideally positioned to transition to a live-streaming social commerce platform."
Keek also provided details on a proposed product launch date for a live streaming social commerce platform, developed by Personas.com Corporation. Personas.com and Keek entered into a technology licensing agreement in August 2015 (see press release dated August 14, 2015). The product will be operated as "Peeks". Peeks, anticipated to be launched in the second quarter of this year, is described as "a live, mobile, social ecommerce platform". Peeks uses mobile-first technology to provide content creators a platform to fully monetize their content, which is broadcast live through their phone's camera to audiences worldwide. By simply tapping the screen of their mobile devices, viewers can tip and "like" the broadcaster in real time, buy goods and services, crowd fund projects, bid on live auctions, subscribe to programming, and more. The Company will provide further product focused announcements in the near future.