R-Zero, a biosafety technology provider based in Salt Lake City, has announced that its board of directors has appointed Jennifer Nuckles as CEO and the chair of the board. The appointment was effective Oct. 10.
“Jennifer is a perfect fit to lead R-Zero in the next chapter of scaling the business,” said Ira Ehrenpreis, founder and managing partner of DBL Partners, R-Zero’s primary stockholder. “She has a history of disrupting markets through catalyzing technical innovation, driving operational excellence and leading high-performing teams. Jennifer is a seasoned leader with the experience to navigate the emerging landscape of next-gen disinfection. Her deep background in disinfection, digital health and technology, coupled with her strategy, operations and product development, is ideal to help make R-Zero a household name in sustainable disinfection.”
Nuckles is an industry veteran with over 25 years of experience leading and accelerating revenue growth and profitability for companies, including high-growth, venture-backed and public companies. Nuckles will join R-Zero from SoFi, where she was executive vice president and group business leader over multiple enterprise businesses. Prior to SoFi, Nuckles was chief marketing officer of health-tech company Doctor on Demand and social gaming firm Zynga Inc. In addition, she spent almost a decade in leadership positions at The Clorox Co. in marketing and sales.
“With the world today transforming, R-Zero has a massive market opportunity to help organizations deliver on the promise of safety and productivity,” said Ben Boyer, co-founder of R-Zero. “R-Zero has already demonstrated extremely rapid growth, and with Jennifer’s leadership, the company will accelerate even further. Jennifer uniquely possesses a founder’s mindset, a passion for our mission, a deep commitment to customer success and a track record of execution at scale. I am excited to have Jennifer leading R-Zero through its next chapter of growth.”
“I’m excited to help impact the company’s next phase of growth as R-Zero becomes the obvious choice for enterprises looking for validated, efficacious and efficient solutions to help protect their most valuable asset of all — their people,” said Nuckles. “I have tremendous admiration for the R-Zero team and the business they have built thus far, and I’m looking forward to working with the team, our network of partners and our customers to positively impact our shared spaces and, ultimately, our shared humanity.”