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TableSafe Corporation Appoints George Overholser and William Ruckelshaus to Board of DirectorsTableSafe® Corporation, provider of the RAIL™ pay-at-the-table platform for Full Service Restaurant and Hospitality, today announced the appointment of George Overholser and William (Bill) Ruckelshaus to its board of directors, effective October 21, 2016. These experienced technology executives will play a strategic role in helping TableSafe prepare for the national rollout of its highly anticipated payment platform. "As TableSafe enters a period of rapid growth we're bringing new members onto our board who can help the company scale," said Gordon Gardiner, Executive Chairman of the TableSafe Board of Directors. "George and Bill bring tremendous expertise, vision and experience in building market-leading companies." George Overholser George Overholser was one of the founding management members of Capital One Inc. where he was the head of strategy and new business development from 1994 to 1999. Subsequently, he founded and ran North Hill Ventures where he was responsible for fostering relationships between portfolio companies and Capital One (News - Alert) businesses. He is currently the CEO and co-founder of Third Sector Capital Partners, a nonprofit firm which has secured over $300 million of philanthropic growth capital and debt financing for high-performing nonprofit enterprises. George has a BS from Harvard University and received an MBA from Stanford Graduate School of Business. Currently he is also a director at SquadLocker and Gradifi. "eorge has a history of successfully leading companies through accelerated growth and mass-market adoption, and he is a great asset to TableSafe as we begin our national rollout early next year," said Steve McKean, president of TableSafe. "In particular, he's very analytically-minded and understands the strategic value of data and how it can be harnessed to help steward the company." "TableSafe's innovative payment platform will usher in a new standard for how the hospitality industry accepts payments," Overholser said. "Secure and flexible payment is at the core of the product, but I'm also excited by how well it enhances customer engagement for restaurants and the market opportunities that extend well beyond the Full Service Restaurant industry." Bill Ruckelshaus Bill Ruckelshaus served on the Board of Directors of Blucora (NASDAQ: BCOR) from 2007 to 2016 and was the president and CEO from 2010 to early 2016. Mr. Ruckelshaus previously served as CFO of AudienceScience, Inc., a digital advertising and technology company between 2006 and 2010. From 2002 to 2006, he served as Senior Vice President, Corporate Development at Expedia (News - Alert), Inc., where he oversaw the company's mergers and acquisitions and led corporate strategic planning. Bill has a BS from Princeton University and an MBA from the University of Virginia's Darden School of Business. "Bill has broad expertise across business operations, finance, advertising data analysis, and sales leadership that provides a valuable perspective to TableSafe, and can help us gain an early advantage in the marketplace," said Gardiner. "Bill also has deep experience in business and corporate development which will be critical as TableSafe expands its network of partners." The TableSafe Board of Directors also includes Julie Barbo, the manager of Barbo Family Investments LLC, and Stefan Weitz, Chief Product and Strategy Officer, GM of Payments and Fraud Solutions at Radial Inc. and former Senior Director of Strategy and Partnerships at Microsoft (News - Alert). About TableSafe, Inc. TableSafe is transforming the way restaurants and other hospitality venues complete their service through a secure and innovative payment platform that enables guests to fully execute the payment process at the table while maintaining control of their identity at all times. TableSafe's RAIL™ payment platform offers the versatility to accept any form of payment directly at the table, including chip-enabled credit cards (EMV), traditional magstripe cards and mobile phone (NFC) - all with the security of point-to-point encryption (P2PE). The RAIL also increases restaurant revenue, table turn and staff efficiency by minimizing trips between the customer and POS system and enabling their constant focus on the dining guest. Visit www.tablesafe.com
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