Kaleyra S.p.A., a rapidly growing cloud communications software
provider delivering secure application programming interfaces
(APIs) and connectivity solutions in the API/CPaaS market, today
announced the appointment of Julia Pulzone as Chief Financial
Officer (CFO), effective immediately. She will be based in the
company’s office in Vienna, VA and report to Mr. Dario Calogero,
Kaleyra’s Founder and current Chairman of the Board and Chief
Executive Officer. Ms. Pulzone takes over for Luca Giardina Papa
who will remain a member of Kaleyra’s executive team and steering
team.
Ms. Pulzone brings to Kaleyra more than 20 years of financial
management expertise in several private and public middle-market
technology companies focused on both healthcare technology and
software. Ms. Pulzone most recently served as the Chief Financial
Officer of Cureatr, Inc. Prior to that, Ms. Pulzone served as the
Chief Financial Officer of CodeRyte, Inc., a company sold to 3M in
2012. Ms. Pulzone’s previous experience includes serving as a
managing director of the Global Environment Fund private equity
firm, in addition to several senior financial management positions,
including as its CFO. In 2013, Ms. Pulzone was named one of the
finalists for the Northern Virginia Technology Council’s “Chief
Financial Officer of the Year” award.
Ms. Pulzone holds a Master of Business Administration from the
Robert H. Smith School of Business at the University of Maryland,
and a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from the University
of Maryland. Ms. Pulzone is also a Certified Public Accountant.
"I am very excited to welcome Julia to the Kaleyra team," said
Mr. Dario Calogero. "Her extensive CFO background uniquely
qualifies her to lead our finance team as well as to help drive the
company to the next level of performance. Julia will assure a
smooth and strong transition as Kaleyra is expected to move from a
private to public company later this year."
"I look forward to making a positive impact at Kaleyra, to
partnering with Dario and the rest of the leadership and finance
team, and to help further grow Kaleyra’s business," said Ms.
Pulzone. "Following the recently announced combination with
GigCapital I believe this is an excellent time to join Kaleyra. I
am excited about the opportunity to capitalize upon the strengths
of the newly combined company when the transaction closes in the
second half of the year and lead Kaleyra’s finance organization
through the transition to a publicly traded firm."
“The GigCapital team is pleased Julia has joined the Kaleyra
team. Her blend of CFO experience with both public and private
companies is an excellent match for the needs of Kaleyra both today
and going forward,” said Dr. Avi Katz, Founder, Executive Chairman
of the Board, and Chief Executive Officer of GigCapital, Inc.
“Julia is joining an exceptional team of solid and respected
entrepreneurs being led by Dario, and we look forward to her
contributions as Kaleyra continues on its path of rapid revenue
growth and stronger financial performance prior to the consummation
of the combination with GigCapital, and for the years to come
after, as Kaleyra Inc.”
About Kaleyra
Kaleyra S.p.A., is a global group specializing in providing
mobile messaging services for financial institutions and multiple
other types of enterprises of all sizes. Through its proprietary
platform, Kaleyra manages multi-channel integrated communication
services on a global scale, comprising messages, push
notifications, e-mail, instant messaging, voice services and
chatbots. Kaleyra’s technology today makes it possible to manage
huge volumes of messages, with some 2 billion notifications a
month. For more information: www.kaleyra.com.
About GigCapital, Inc.
GigCapital, Inc. (NYSE: GIG, GIG.U, GIG.RT, and GIG.WS), is a
Private-to-Public Equity (PPE)™ company, (also known as a
Blank-Check or Special Purpose Acquisition Company (“SPAC”)),
sponsored by GigAcquisitions, LLC, and sole-managed by GigFounders,
LLC (www.gigfoundersglobal.com). All were founded in 2017 by Dr.
Avi Katz. The companies are led by an affiliated team of technology
industry experts, deploying its unique Mentor-Investors™
methodology to partner with exceptional privately-held technology
companies of dedicated solid entrepreneurs. The companies offer
financial, operational and executive mentoring in order to
accelerate their path from inception, privately-held entity into
the growth-stage as a publicly traded company. The partnership
continues through an organic and roll-up strategy growth post the
public offering. For more information, visit
www.gigcapitalglobal.com.
“Private-to-Public Equity (PPE)” and “Mentor-Investor” are
trademarks of GigFounders, LLC, used pursuant to agreement.
Additional Information About the Transaction and Where To
Find It
Additional information about the proposed business combination
and related transactions is described in GigCapital’s Current
Reports on Form 8-K, definitive additional proxy soliciting
materials filed as DEFA14A, and preliminary proxy statement
relating to the proposed business combination and the respective
businesses of GigCapital and Kaleyra, which GigCapital has or will
file with the SEC. The proposed business combination and related
transactions will be submitted to stockholders of GigCapital for
their consideration. GigCapital’s stockholders and other interested
persons are advised to read, once available, the preliminary proxy
statement and any amendments thereto and, once available, the
definitive proxy statement, in connection with GigCapital’s
solicitation of proxies for its special meeting of stockholders to
be held to approve, among other things, the proposed business
combination and related transactions, because these documents will
contain important information about GigCapital, Kaleyra and the
proposed business combination and related transactions. The
definitive proxy statement will be mailed to stockholders of
GigCapital as of a record date to be established for voting on the
proposed business combination and related transactions.
Stockholders may also obtain a copy of the preliminary or
definitive proxy statement, once available, as well as other
documents filed with the SEC by GigCapital, without charge, at the
SEC’s website located at www.sec.gov or by directing a request
to Tara McDonough, Vice President and Chief Financial Officer,
GigCapital, Inc., 2479 E. Bayshore Rd., Suite 200 Palo Alto, CA
94303, or by telephone at (650) 276-7040.
Participants in the Solicitation
Kaleyra, GigCapital and their respective directors and executive
officers and other persons may be deemed to be participants in the
solicitations of proxies from GigCapital’s stockholders in respect
of the proposed business combination and related transactions.
Information regarding GigCapital’s directors and executive officers
is available in its Form 10-K filed with the SEC on
December 6, 2018. Additional information regarding the
participants in the proxy solicitation and a description of their
direct and indirect interests will be contained in the preliminary
and definitive proxy statements related to the proposed business
combination and related transactions when it becomes available, and
which can be obtained free of charge from the sources indicated
above.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements within
the meaning of U.S. federal securities laws regarding the proposed
transactions and GigCapital. Such forward-looking statements
include, but are not limited to, statements regarding the closing
of the combination and the expectations, hopes, beliefs,
intentions, plans, prospects or strategies regarding the business
combination and future business plans of the Kaleyra and GigCapital
management teams. Any statements contained herein that are not
statements of historical fact may be deemed to be forward-looking
statements. In addition, any statements that refer to projections,
forecasts or other characterizations of future events or
circumstances, including any underlying assumptions, are
forward-looking statements. The words “anticipate,” “believe,”
“continue,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intends,” “may,”
“might,” “plan,” “possible,” “potential,” “predict,” “project,”
“should,” “would” and similar expressions may identify
forward-looking statements, but the absence of these words does not
mean that a statement is not forward-looking. The forward-looking
statements contained in this press release are based on certain
assumptions and analyses made by the management of GigCapital
and/or Kaleyra in light of their respective experience and their
perception of historical trends, current conditions and expected
future developments and their potential effects on Kaleyra and
GigCapital as well as other factors they believe are appropriate in
the circumstances. There can be no assurance that future
developments affecting Kaleyra or GigCapital will be those
anticipated. These forward-looking statements involve a number of
risks, uncertainties (some of which are beyond the control of the
parties) or other assumptions that may cause actual results or
performance to be materially different from those expressed or
implied by these forward-looking statements, including that the
GigCapital stockholders will approve the transaction, the ability
of the post-combination company to meet the NYSE listing standards,
and that Kaleyra will have sufficient capital upon the approval of
the transaction to operate as anticipated. Should one or more of
these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should any of the
assumptions being made prove incorrect, actual results may vary in
material respects from those projected in these forward-looking
statements. We undertake no obligation to update or revise any
forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information,
future events or otherwise, except as may be required under
applicable securities laws.
Disclaimer
This communication shall neither constitute an offer to sell or
the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities, nor shall there
be any sale of securities in any jurisdiction in which the offer,
solicitation, or sale would be unlawful prior to the registration
or qualification under the securities laws of any such
jurisdiction.
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