TextNow hires new chief growth officer

SAN FRANCISCO and WATERLOO – Free phone service TextNow announced today it has named Ken Willner chief growth officer. Most recently the CEO of mobile content marketing leader Zumobi, Willner will oversee TextNow's growth and marketing efforts with a focus on accelerating customer acquisition and raising brand awareness, while continuing to drive monetization of TextNow's popular free mobile app, reads the company press release. He is a veteran marketing and digital media executive, having held senior leadership roles at national advertising agencies, a major wireless carrier (he was once VP advertising and Media at AT&T Wireless) and new tech organizations....