{"id":14113,"date":"2023-08-24T11:23:50","date_gmt":"2023-08-24T08:23:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.weebit-nano.com\/?post_type=press_release&p=14113"},"modified":"2023-08-24T11:24:06","modified_gmt":"2023-08-24T08:24:06","slug":"weebit-nano-appoints-ms-naomi-simson-as-non-executive-director","status":"publish","type":"press_release","link":"https:\/\/www.weebit-nano.com\/news\/press-releases\/weebit-nano-appoints-ms-naomi-simson-as-non-executive-director\/","title":{"rendered":"Weebit Nano appoints Ms Naomi Simson as Non-Executive Director"},"content":{"rendered":"

Weebit Nano Ltd (ASX:WBT) <\/strong>(Weebit Nano or Company), a leading developer of advanced memory technologies for the global semiconductor industry, appoints Ms Naomi Simson to the Board as an independent Non-Executive Director, effective 1 September 2023.<\/p>\n

Ms Simson had a corporate career in marketing with Apple, IBM, Ansett and KPMG before founding RedBalloon, an online marketplace for experiences, in 2001. RedBalloon now sits within Big Red Group, which she co-founded in 2017. In addition to offering wholesale services, platforms and technology to experience operators, Big Red Group also houses consumer brands; Adrenaline, Experience Oz, Local Agent and EverythingNZ.<\/p>\n

Naomi sits on a number of boards including Australian Payments Plus, Colonial First State, Big Red Group, University of Melbourne Economics and Business Faculty and Cerebral Palsy Research Foundation. Known as an entrepreneur and business leader, Ms Simson is also a best-selling author, podcaster and speaker. She has consistently been recognised for her corporate marketing expertise and leadership with awards including the National Telstra Business Women’s Award for Innovation in 2008, a 2011 finalist in BRW’s Entrepreneur of the Year, and being named Australia\u2019s Top Business Blogger in 2020.<\/p>\n

Dadi Perlmutter, Chairman of Weebit Nano, <\/strong>said: \u201cWe are thrilled to have Naomi join our board. Her significant go-to-market knowledge and leadership in corporate marketing will complement our board\u2019s existing technical expertise and start-up and large tech company management experience. She will provide valuable insight as we ramp up our commercialisation phase.\u201d<\/p>\n

Naomi Simson, Non-Executive Director, <\/strong>said: \u201cI am excited to join the Board of Directors of Weebit Nano. I\u2019m drawn to the Company’s relentless commitment to innovation and its reputation as a global leader in the non- volatile memory space, and look forward to helping to accelerate Weebit Nano’s next stage of customer growth.”<\/p>\n

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-ENDS-<\/p>\n

Approved for release by the Board of Weebit Nano Limited.<\/em><\/p>\n

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For further information, please contact:<\/div>\n
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Investors<\/strong><\/div>\n
Eric Kuret, Automic Markets<\/div>\n
P: +61 417 311 335<\/div>\n
E: eric.kuret@automicgroup.com.au<\/a><\/div>\n
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Media \u2013 Australia<\/strong><\/div>\n
Tristan Everett, Automic Markets<\/div>\n
P: +61 403 789 096<\/div>\n
E: tristan.everett@automicgroup.com.au<\/a><\/div>\n
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Media \u2013 US<\/strong><\/div>\n
Jen Bernier-Santarini, Weebit Nano<\/div>\n
P: +1 650-336-4222<\/div>\n
E: jen@weebit-nano.com<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-14113","press_release","type-press_release","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nWeebit Nano appoints Ms Naomi Simson as Non-Executive Director | Weebit<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Weebit PR about Weebit Nano appoints Ms Naomi Simson as Non-Executive Director\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.weebit-nano.com\/news\/press-releases\/weebit-nano-appoints-ms-naomi-simson-as-non-executive-director\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Weebit Nano appoints Ms Naomi Simson as Non-Executive Director | Weebit\" \/>\n<meta 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