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C360 Technologies Hires James Jones As Chief Financial Officer

C360 Technologies, a Pittsburgh-based immersive media company with a platform that drives new OTT (over-the-top) streaming revenue opportunities for sports rights-holders, today announced the appointment of 15-year finance executive James Jones as Chief Financial Officer. The national CFO search, conducted by SeventySix Capital Sports Advisory and TurnkeyZRG, was led by Rick Alessandri, TurnkeyZRG’s Managing Director, Media & Technology.

“To prepare C360 for the next level of success, we needed a world-class CFO. James defines this description, especially when you consider his West Point experience, engineering degree, and his time at Harvard Business School.” said Howard Wright, CEO of C360. “The day James signed on, he made us a more valuable company with his subject matter expertise in technology, military, and sports. James also possesses a perfect pairing of aptitude and ability which make him uniquely qualified to help us carve out a lucrative space within the immersive media economy. We are thrilled to have him on the team.”

“I am excited about my new role here at C360. I have helped several early-stage technology companies raise capital and grow to the next level. This experience has honed my ability to immediately spot the superstars,” confirms James. “C360 is definitely a company in the right place at the right time. There is an incredible convergence of technologies at play that offers unique opportunities for the company and the sports media industry. Howard, the Board, and the rest of C360’s all-star team are prepared for this transformational opportunity.”

“Along with sports media, C360’s game-changing technology supports the aerospace, defense, and security industries,” said James. “I am honored to be associated with a company that helps to protect and save lives on the battlefield. This was another important factor in my decision to join the team.”

James Jones graduated from the United States Military Academy with a B.S. in System Engineering and proceeded to obtain his MBA from Harvard Business School. Since graduating, James has over 15 years of work experience in strategy, finance, and business operations with technology companies. Prior to joining C360, James was the Founder and Managing Partner for Ardito Advisors, LLC, where he was an interim CFO and COO for early-stage, technology companies. He also served as CFO for Singularity University (SU), a company that helps global organizations to leverage exponential technologies to tackle the world’s biggest challenges, and partner at Wiase Capital, a venture capital firm focused on driving sustainability through social entrepreneurship.

C360 recently completed the second of two convertible note financing rounds, raising $1.8 million, and is already well underway with their Series B raise.

ABOUT C360 TECHNOLOGIES 

C360® is an immersive media technology company with “eyes” on the playing field and the battlefield. The platform integrates patented software and the smallest, most innovative camera systems in the industry with v-commerce, sports betting and player/object tracking to deliver award-winning content. The technology allows unlimited viewers to independently control their own fully immersive experience. C360 is currently working with ESPN, CBS, FOX, NBC, DAZN, Amazon and many others to entertain millions of sports fans worldwide. The technology has also been re-engineered to deliver mission-critical immersive solutions for the US Armed Forces.

ABOUT SEVENTYSIX CAPITAL SPORTS ADVISORY 

SeventySix Capital Sports Advisory is a sports consulting group of experts focused on bringing the emerging innovations and technology to sports executives, leagues, organizations and athletes. The Sports Advisory works side by side with these change makers across the evolving landscape of sports, including esports, sports betting, media and social responsibility.

ABOUT TURNKEYZRG

Founded in 1996, TurnkeyZRG is a highly specialized talent recruitment/executive search firm filling C-level, senior-level and mid-management level positions throughout sports, entertainment and media. Over the past 25 years, TurnkeyZRG has filled more than 1,400 positions throughout sports, entertainment and media. TurnkeyZRG helps teams, leagues, stadiums, arenas, theaters, college athletic departments, events, sponsors, agencies, media companies, private equity companies and other clients identify, recruit and hire the very best management talent. Turnkey now benefits from ZRG’s global footprint, full array of industry practice groups, data-driven, analytical search tools, and technology investment in changing the way executive search/talent recruiting is done. TurnkeyZRG becomes a tech-enabled disrupter of the prior executive search model. For more information about TurnkeyZRG, visit www.turnkeyzrg.com.