▁T CL ▁Corporation , ▁one ▁of ▁P V G ' s ▁strateg ic ▁manufact uring ▁partners ▁and ▁seed ▁invest ors . ▁T CL ▁Corporation ▁had ▁purchased ▁the ▁Pal m ▁brand ▁assets ▁from ▁H ew lett - Pack ard ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 4 . ▁N uk ▁and ▁Mil oses ki ▁also ▁brought ▁on ▁ 3 - time ▁NBA ▁champ , ▁ 5 - time ▁All - Star , ▁the ▁first ▁un anim ous ▁M VP ▁basketball ▁star ▁Stephen ▁Cur ry ▁as ▁a ▁strateg ic ▁invest or ▁and ▁ad visor ▁to ▁P V G . ▁P V G ▁launched ▁the ▁new ▁Pal m ▁brand ▁and ▁their ▁first ▁phone ▁also ▁named ▁" P alm " ▁in ▁November ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁in ▁an ▁exclusive ▁deal ▁with ▁Ver izon . ▁▁ ▁From ▁ 2 0 1 6 - 2 0 1 8 ▁N uk ▁also ▁pres ided ▁as ▁an ▁advis ory ▁board ▁member ▁at ▁the ▁Miami - based ▁Indust rial ▁Arts ▁& ▁Method ▁( I AM ) ▁foundation ▁with ▁former ▁executive ▁at ▁Motor ola ▁and ▁Pin inf arina , ▁Franco ▁L od ato , ▁and ▁former ▁Executive ▁Director ▁of ▁the ▁M IT ▁Media ▁Lab , ▁Walter ▁B ender . ▁ ▁Career ▁ ▁F rog ▁ ▁N uk ▁began ▁his ▁career ▁at ▁f rog ▁working ▁under ▁ment or ▁and ▁ren owned ▁designer ▁Hart mut ▁Ess ling er ▁who ▁fam ously ▁designed ▁the ▁Apple ▁Mac int osh ▁SE ▁with ▁Steve ▁Job s ▁from ▁ 1 9 8 3 - 1 9 8 9 .