AS CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AT X1, MARK OVERSEES THE COMPANY’S OPERATIONS, BUILDING ON MORE THAN 20 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE LEADING RAPIDLY GROWING COMPANIES IN NEW EMERGING INDUSTRIES. MARK HAS PREVIOUSLY SERVED AS CHIEF REVENUE OFFICER, PRESIDENT OR CEO OF FIVE PUBLICLY TRADED COMPANIES IN THE AREAS OF MUSIC, GAMING, MOBILE AND AI WHICH COMBINED RAISED FINANCING IN EXCESS OF $1 BILLION. DURING THIS PERIOD, HE WAS CHIEF REVENUE OFFICER AT SENTIENT TECHNOLOGIES, WHICH RAISED NEARLY $180 MILLION, THE LARGEST SUM AT THE TIME FOR AN ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI) COMPANY. PRIOR TO THAT, MARK WAS PRESIDENT AND CEO OF SLYCE TECHNOLOGIES, WHERE HE LED THE COMPANY’S DEPLOYMENT OF A VISUAL SEARCH TECHNOLOGY THAT HAD TREMENDOUS SUCCESS AMONG FORTUNE 500 COMPANIES. EARLIER IN HIS CAREER, MARK WAS A FOUNDER OF MOOD MEDIA, THE LARGEST GLOBAL PROVIDER OF IN-STORE MUSIC AND SENSORY EXPERIENCES WITH OVER $500M IN ANNUAL REVENUES, AND CO-FOUNDER AND HEAD OF REVENUE FOR FUN TECHNOLOGIES, AN ONLINE PAY-TO-PLAY TOURNAMENT GAMING BUSINESS WHICH WAS ACQUIRED BY LIBERTY MEDIA FOR $484M. MARK WAS A FORMER GRAMMY AWARDS VOTING MEMBER AND BILLBOARD MUSIC AWARDS WINNER. HIS FAMILY FOUNDED THE ICONIC CANADIAN GLOBAL TV MARKETING COMPANY, K-TEL INTERNATIONAL, A LEADING DISRUPTOR IN THE MUSIC AND CONSUMER PRODUCTS INDUSTRY. MARK EARNED A B.B.A. DEGREE FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA. HE RESIDES IN THE MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA AREA.