Irisity CEO / Ex-Milestone Exec Keven Marier Interview And Company Profile
Long-time Milestone Systems executive, Keven Marier, has become CEO of Irisity, best known for its 2021 acquisition of Agent VI.
Atypically, Marier has invested a significant amount of his own money in the company's stock, whose price fell steeply before Marier joined.
Can Marier make Irisity successful? In an interview with IPVM, he explains how he aims to change the company's technology focus, its branding, and his personal investment in its success.
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****** **** **** *** ***** ** brand **** ***** ** **** ** "Irisity ******* ** ***** **":
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*** ** * *** ** ******* agents *** ****** *** ** ***** [name ***] ************ **** ******** *** using ** ******* *** ***** ** the **** *** **** ******* **** it *******.
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****** ***** **** ******** ***** ************* with ******* ***** ** ********** ***** forward:
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** **** **** **** ******** ******** a *** *****-********* ******* ** ******* with ********'********.
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***** ** *** ** *** **** intelligent ******* ******** ******* ******* * have **** *** *** ******** ** meet *** ** *** ** **** skin ** *** **** ********** *** confidence **** ** *** * ***** game **** *** ** ****** * very ********* *** *********** ******. **** luck *****, *'* *** ** *** a *** ****.**!!
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****'* ** *** **** *** ** the ********. ******* ** ***** ******* name ****** *** ******* ****** ** this ***** ** **** / ********* product.
* **** ****** * *** ** credit *** ********* ** *******. ** the *** ****, *** ***** *** down **%, ** ** ** ****, it ***** **** **** ** ***********. On *** ***** ****, ****** **** that **** ***** *** **** *****, though ** ***** ****** *** *********** power *** **** ****** ** **** it ******.
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