Elie Y Katz

President & Chief Executive Officer at National Retail Solutions

Elie Y Katz has extensive experience in the business world, having held numerous executive positions in a variety of companies since 2008. In 2008, they were the Chief Operating Officer of Vitarroz Corp., where they helped transition in a new CEO and collaborated to establish company vision and growth model, which helped lead to an increase in annual sales by 10% to $27.5 million and a 10% decrease in annual expenses. Elie Y also established a professional network consisting of the major food purchasers for supermarkets nationwide. In 2009, they were the CEO of ZEDGE, where they assisted in raising annual revenue by 17% by creating a business plan that involved expanding and diversifying the product line. Elie Y also worked alongside the development team to create new applications on multiple platforms for a global audience and assisted in the creation of company vision and organizational structure. In 2010, they were the Founder, President, and CEO of Citizens Choice Energy, where they built 24 offices in the Tri-State area, building a sales force of over 6,000 sales professionals. Elie Y also acquired over 200,000 customers in a 3 year period, establishing Citizen's Choice Energy as one of the fastest growing energy companies on the East Coast. In 2013, they were the President of Fabrix Systems, where they created a business plan that helped the company's annual sales grow from $10 million to $20 million through the acquisition of new customers, expansion of the target demographic, creation of a vertical for the security industry, and corporate partnerships. Elie Y also interviewed investment banking firms and was the business lead for the sales process of the company to Ericsson for $100 million. Finally, since 2015, they have been the President & Chief Executive Officer of National Retail Solutions (NRS Plus), where they operate the number one point-of-sale (POS) network and fastest growing credit card processing service (NRS Pay) for independently-owned convenience, liquor and tobacco stores nationwide. The POS system provides a robust suite of tools to help retailers manage operations and finances more effectively including sales statistics, inventory management, user management, and remote store access via app and web portal. The POS is also integrated with Boss Revolution's™ communications and payment services and the popular BR Club customer rewards program.

Elie Y Katz attended Touro University from 1994 to 1997, where they earned a Bachelor's Degree in Marketing/Marketing Management, General.

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  • President & Chief Executive Officer

    March, 2015 - present