introNetworks Appoints Business Relationship Expert David Nour To Its Board

SANTA BARBARA, Calif., Dec. 6, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- introNetworks today announced that David Nour has been appointed to its Board of Directors. Nour brings over two decades of experience in working with technology companies. He will help guide introNetworks' growth with a focus on expanding its relationship visualization platform partnerships and maximizing the efficiency and effectiveness of its go-to-market strategy.

"Relationship Economics is exactly what our platform has delivered to past clients such as TED, NASA, Xerox and the Clinton Global Initiative, and I can't think of a more appropriate expertise to join us at this stage of our company's evolution," said Mark Sylvester, introNetworks CEO. "I'm pleased to have David's thought and practice leadership in strategic relationships join our Board, and am excited for our team's opportunity to work with him." Nour is currently CEO of The Nour Group, Inc. focused on enterprise growth through strategic relationships, disruptive technologies, and adaptive innovation. He has pioneered the phenomenon that relationships are the greatest off-balance-sheet asset any organization possesses, large or small, public or private.

"introNetworks is the definitive leader in visualizing intelligent and highly-relevant relationships," said Nour. "All indications are that they will continue on a growth trajectory, and I look forward to bringing a strategic and relationship-centric growth perspective at the Board level to help manage and leverage emerging opportunities."

Nour is a senior leadership advisor to clients such as HP, Siemens, Amerinet, and KPMG. He is the author of several books including the best selling "Relationship Economics" (Wiley), "ConnectAbility" (McGraw-Hill), "The Entrepreneur's Guide to Raising Capital" (Praeger) and "Return on Impact" (ASAE). His unique perspective and independent insights on business relationships as well as social and mobile innovation have been featured in a variety of prominent blogs and publications including The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, Fast Company, Knowledge@Wharton, Associations Now, Huffington Post Business, Medium, Entrepreneur and Success magazine.

He annually delivers 50+ global keynotes at leading industry association conferences, corporate meetings, and academic forums. Nour is often a guest lecturer at the Goizueta Business School at Emory University and Georgia Tech's College of Management. He is currently an active member of the Society of International Business Fellows (SIBF), the National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD), and the Association for Corporate Growth (ACG).

A native of Iran, David came to the U.S. as a teenager with a suitcase, $100, limited family ties, and no fluency in English.  He earned an Executive MBA from the Goizueta Business School at Emory University and a BA degree in Management from Georgia State University.

About introNetworks
Since 2003, when the company deployed a social network for the world-famous TED Conference, introNetworks has successfully created hundreds of private, intelligent communities for organizations that believe in the value of highly relevant and insightful internal and external relationships. The firm's patented Visual Matching Engine™ (VME) technology is the definitive platform for creating contextual relevancy between seekers and solvers at events, within organizations, the broader enterprise, as well as a embedded component. Learn more at www.intronetworks.com.

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