BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Nov. 9, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- University Fancards
LLC, home to The Official Prepaid Card of College Sports™, named
Walker Jones, Rob McCabe, and Robert
Walker to its Board of Directors.
"These additions provide us with an exceptional board," said
Fancards CEO, Lynn Boggs. "With this
team we expect to continue down the path of growth and expansion as
a company. We believe these new board members, with backgrounds in
sports marketing, banking and entrepreneurship, give us the
experience and leadership to become the #1 player in affinity
prepaid programs."
Walker Jones is the Senior
Director for Global Sports Marketing and Business Development at
Under Armour (NYSE: UA). He is a graduate of the University of Mississippi as a four-year football
letterwinner. Prior to his time at Under Armour, he served as a
sports agent with Jimmy Sexton's
team, helping represent many FBS head coaches and NFL head coaches
as well as several coordinators and assistants on both professional
and collegiate levels. Jones is a former Vice President of Sports
Properties for Telesouth Comm and formerly served as an Associate
Athletic Director at Ole Miss.
Rob McCabe was a cofounder
and currently serves as Chairman of the Board at Pinnacle Financial
Partners, (NASDAQ: PNFP). He is a University
of Tennessee graduate and served as the Vice Chairman of
First American Corp. from 1994 until 1999. McCabe is a Chairman of
the Development Committee at Nashville Downtown Partnership. He is
a member of the Nashville area
Chamber of Commerce and is a member of the Nashville Electric
Service Board. In addition, McCabe serves as a member of the Board
of Directors for Diversicate, Inc. and National Health
Investors.
Robert Walker is the
current Executive Vice President of Apria Healthcare. He is a
graduate of Oklahoma State University.
He previously served as Managing Director at both ZVT Equity
Partners and Managing Partner of PCW Investments. Walker is a
Cofounder and a former Senior Vice President/General Manager of
OralDNA and is a member of Paulaxy Plaza. In addition, Walker
served as the former Chairman of ZVT Valet Trash and served on the
board of Valet Waste (a New Mountain Portfolio Company) after its
acquisition of ZVT. Walker also served as a Board Member of the
Oklahoma State University Alumni
Association.
"These are three very successful and experienced business
leaders," said Boggs. "What sets them apart, though, is their
character. They are all a valuable part of University Fancards and
we are fortunate to have their leadership on our board."
About University Fancards
University Fancards, founded in 2015 and headquartered in
Birmingham, Alabama, is the
leading provider of collegiately licensed gift cards and prepaid
reloadable cards. Fancards has teamed up with some of the most
prestigious brands in the country, including the Alabama Crimson
Tide, Florida Gators, Michigan Wolverines, Tennessee Volunteers, Texas Longhorns and more, to create exciting
prepaid products that let fans "Pay with Pride" everywhere they go.
For more information, including Fancards' full list of 19 teams and
announcements featuring new schools being added to the Fancards
family, visit ufancards.com.
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