Meet our leaders
Management Team

David Hamilton
Chief Executive Officer
David holds over 20 years of experience in leadership and board management in the FinTech industry, including previous roles at SunGard (FIS) and Fiserv.

Katie Emmel
Chief Operating Officer
With 30 years of asset finance software to draw upon, Katie’s leadership extends to the Equipment Leasing and Financing Foundation (ELFF) board.

Brendan Gleeson
Chief Strategy Officer
With 25+ years in the financial services sector, Brendan delivers strategic change initiatives to the secured finance industry.

Eric Gibson
Chief Financial Officer
Eric’s 30+ years of executive leadership in high-growth technology & SaaS companies includes CFO roles at Granicus & Dimension Data.

Eldon Richards
Chief Technology Officer
Eldon has 20+ years of experience in software product development from roles at Recondo, PatientPoint, Optum, and UnitedHealth Group.

Bill Noel
Chief Product Officer
Bill brings 20 years of strategy, innovation, product, and portfolio management with executive roles at Blue Yonder, Tyco, and PWC.

Keith Palmieri
Global Head of Sales & Account Management
Keith brings 20+ years of R&D, services, sales, and leadership experience, including roles at Allegro Development and PowerPlan.

Duncan Smith
Managing Director Asia Pacific
Including roles at Hewlett-Packard and EDS, Duncan brings 30+ years of enterprise technology management and sales leadership to the team.

Mandip Sidhu
Head of Corporate Development
Mandip’s 20+ years of strategic M&A corporate development and consultative experience includes roles at Temenos and KPMG.

Sarah Cortright
Chief Human Resources Officer
Sarah has over 20 years of experience in human resources, including senior leadership roles at Cargill and Värde Partners.

Ray Wizbowski
Chief Marketing Officer
Having previously held senior roles at Entrust Datacard and Gemalto, Ray has 20+ years in the financial services, security, and enterprise markets.
Board of Directors

Bill McKinzie
Chairman of the Board
Bill has over 20 years of executive leadership experience and most recently served as the President and CEO of Manatron.

David Hamilton
Chief Executive Officer
David holds over 20 years of experience in leadership and board management in the FinTech industry, including previous roles at SunGard (FIS) and Fiserv.

Erik Akopiantz
Board Member
Erik brings over 20 years of experience of entrepreneurial, operational, strategic, and transactional experience from across a range of industries.

George Jaber
Board Member
Before joining the Solifi team, George held several board positions in software companies as part of his role as Senior Vice President at Thoma Bravo.

A.J. Rohde
Board Member
As a partner at Thoma Bravo, A.J. brings 20 years of experience with software and technology companies.

Vivek Kumar
Board Member
Vivek, a Partner at Five Arrows Principal Investments, brings 20 years of private equity and public investing experience in B2B sectors.

Peter Hernandez
Board Member
Peter has held several Board positions in software companies as part of his role as Vice President at Thoma Bravo.
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We’re an established, fast-growing company pioneering industry-leading financial technology to solve problems for lending firms worldwide. If you want to be on the cutting edge, then you want to be at Solifi – and we want you here, too.