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TextNow appoints new board member

WATERLOO and SAN FRANCISCO — Canadian mobile virtual network operator TextNow announced Thursday Paul Schaut (above) has joined the company’s board of directors. The veteran technology executive has more than 35 years of experience in the tech industry and excels at working with growth-stage companies, says the news release. Schaut is an eight-time CEO and has served on 18 professional boards. As an outside director, he helped to position email marketing firm Constant Contact for an IPO and eventual $1.3-billion sale, championed the repositioning of behavioural data platform ShareThis, and helped to navigate the sale of digital marketing agency iCrossing...