Jon Najarian serves as Independent Director of the Company. Mr. Najarian is an accomplished financial industry veteran with more than 37 years of financial and capital markets industry experience. Mr. Najarian is also well-versed in cryptocurrency and blockchain technologies. Mr. Najarian is a professional investor, money manager and media analyst. He is a co-founder of Investitue, LLC, the industry leading options education firm, which recently launched “Crypto Basics,” a new educational course that covers the basics of cryptocurrency, blockchain technology, altcoins and Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs). He is also a host of the International ICO Channel, a part of CoinBoost, whose goal is to bridge the divide between blockchain and mainstream media by offering distribution to traditional financial media outlets. In 2016, Mr. Najarian and his brother Pete co-founded Najarian Advisors, a company advising institutional investors on options strategies. The brothers invest in and work with start-ups via Rebellion Partners, a venture consulting firm they launched in 2015. Mr. Najarian is a cast member of CNBC’s “Halftime Report” and the “Fast Money” show. He is also the feature of the “DRJ Report” on CBOE-TV popular webcast. Mr. Najarian was a linebacker for the Chicago Bears before he focused his attention to trading on the Chicago Board Options Exchange (“CBOE”). He became a member of the CBOE, NYSE, CME and CBOT and worked as a floor trader for 25 years. In 1990, he founded Mercury Trading, a market-making firm at the CBOE, which he sold in 2004 to Citadel, one of the world’s largest hedge funds. In 2005, Mr. Najarian co-founded optionMONSTER and tradeMONSTER and negotiated a partnership with General Atlantic Partners in 2014 resulting ultimately in a sale to E*Trade for $750 million in September of 2016. Mr. Najarian is a graduate of Gustavus Adolphus College with a BA degree.
Jon Najarian is 62, he's been the Independent Director of Net Element since 2018. There are 1 older and 4 younger executives at Net Element. The oldest executive at Net Element Inc. is John Roland, 78, who is the Independent Director.
Jon's mailing address filed with the SEC is C/O NET ELEMENT, 3363 NE 163RD ST., STE 705, NORTH MIAMI BEACH, FL, 33160.
Over the last 14 years, insiders at Net Element have traded over $32,525,859 worth of Net Element stock. The most active insiders traders include Mike Enerfund, Llctgr Capit..., Curtis Andrew Wolfe, and Jonathan New. On average, Net Element executives and independent directors trade stock every 122 days with the average trade being worth of $210,102,638. The most recent stock trade was executed by Steven Wolberg on 1 September 2021, trading 500 units of NETE stock currently worth $5,500.
Net Element, Inc. operates a payments-as-a-service transactional and value-added services platform for small to medium enterprise ('SME') in the U.S. and selected emerging markets. In the U.S., the Company aims to grow transactional revenue by innovating SME productivity services using various technology solutions and Aptito, the Company's cloud-based, restaurant and retail point-of-sale solution. Internationally, Net Element's strategy is to leverage its omnichannel platform to deliver flexible offerings to emerging markets with diverse banking, regulatory and demographic conditions. Net Element was ranked as one of the fastest growing companies in North America on Deloitte's 2017 and 2018 Technology Fast 500™. In 2017, the Company was recognized by South Florida Business Journal as one of 2016's fastest-growing technology companies.
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