Executives From Seven Public Companies Elected To EvoNexus Board Of Directors

SAN DIEGO, Aug. 27, 2018

"The eight new EvoNexus Directors elected today support the EvoNexus startups with essential elements that accelerate their path to growth and outcomes. Our corporate partner companies provide unprecedented benefits to the region's most promising emerging companies and in turn our startups provide early access to new technologies and services to our corporate partners," said EvoNexus CEO and Co-Founder, Rory Moore.

VADM David Buss, President, Cubic Global Defense, Cubic Corporation (NYSE: CUB) was elected to the EvoNexus Board of Directors. David Buss is responsible for executing the strategy for Cubic's defense business, which is focused on rapidly integrating innovative technologies into defense training systems and services to provide customers with means to ensure the operational readiness of U.S. military and partner nation security forces. VADM Buss, a US Naval Academy graduate and aviator, joined Cubic in 2015 after over 38 years of service in the U.S. Navy.

James Cross, Vice President & Portfolio Manager, Franklin Templeton Investments (NYSE: BEN) was elected to the EvoNexus Board of Directors. Franklin Templeton is one of the world's largest asset management companies with over $753.2 billion assets under management. James Cross, a 20 year veteran of Franklin Templeton, is a Vice President, Research Analyst and Portfolio Manager within the Franklin Equity Group and Franklin Technology Fund where he leads the industrial sectors team and all venture investment activities.

Adam Trenkle, Area Sales Vice President, North America West, ANSYS (NASDAQ: ANSS) was elected to the EvoNexus Board of Directors. ANSYS is the global leader in engineering simulation software and helps the world's most innovative companies deliver radically better products to their customers. Adam Trenkle has been with ANSYS for 11 years and is responsible for over 10% of the company's global revenue.

Henry Tirri, CTO, InterDigital (NASDAQ: IDCC) was elected to the EvoNexus Board of Directors. Advanced solutions from InterDigital support the development of more efficient wireless networks and new mobile broadband capabilities for billions of consumers globally. Dr. Tirri is InterDigital's Chief Technology Officer. In this role, he is responsible for leading strategy for advancing the company's technological roadmaps. Tirri works closely with other executives to partner with internal R&D efforts, external investments and corporate development in executing the company's technology vision. Dr. Tirri is also the former CTO of Nokia and CTO of Harman.

Ajay Nigam, Senior Vice President, Product & Technology, ID Analytics, a Symantec company (NASDAQ: SYMC) Ajay Nigam is the SVP, Product & Technology for ID Analytics. Symantec is a global leader in next-generation cyber security. Mr. Nigam is responsible for leading the strategy and roadmap to bring new products to market.