KoolSpan Announces Addition of Francis Knott as Senior Vice President

Seasoned Mobility Leader Knott Joins Provider of TrustChip® Mobile Security Solution

Bethesda, MD. – November 14, 2011 – KoolSpan, Inc., developer of the TrustChip® family of plug-in mobile security solutions, today announced the hiring of Francis Knott as Senior Vice President.

Knott brings over 20 years of experience building companies, growing revenue and bringing products and services to market in the fields of wireless technology, healthcare, and carrier grade software to KoolSpan. As Sr. Vice President, Knott will focus on market strategy, corporate development and aligning strategic partnerships for the mobile security solution company.

“Francis brings a wealth of experience and expertise that will help us bring the TrustChip® solution set to potential customers and partners worldwide,” said KoolSpan CEO Gregg Smith. “We are excited to welcome him to the KoolSpan team and as we continue to expand Francis will play an important part to fulfill our mission and support our growth.”

Prior to joining KoolSpan, Knott held senior executive roles at Inflection Point, a leading wireless consulting and software product development firm, Gloto Corporation, a mobile social media company, and Aether Systems, a mobile enterprise applications company. Most recently, Knott co-founded and served as President of Uppidy, a text messaging storage and organization a text message application for storing and publishing messages. Knott holds a B.A. in History from Syracuse University. He resides in Baltimore, Md.

Francis Knott

Francis Knott has over 17 years of mobility, technology, interactive media, software and healthcare experience. Mr Knott is an expert at building companies, growing revenue and launching and marketing new products. In the past, he has worked in software and product development, mobile social media, and mobile applications development.