Qumu Corporation announced that its Board of Directors has appointed technology executive TJ Kennedy as its Chief Executive Officer, effective July 20, 2020. Mr. Kennedy will succeed Vern Hanzlik, who has stepped down as Chief Executive Officer of the Company, effective immediately, to pursue other interests. Mr. Kennedy joins Qumu from Allerio Inc., where he served as CEO and a Director since January 2019. He was also one of the founders and principals of The Public Safety Network. In this role, Mr. Kennedy led strategic initiatives for governments and technology companies who were implementing large-scale technology projects. In addition, Mr. Kennedy served as the President of First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet.gov), which designed and oversaw the world’s first nationwide 4G LTE wireless network dedicated to first responders. At FirstNet, he was responsible for executing both daily operations and strategy development to build a $40 billion public-private partnership from a start-up.