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Board of Directors

Members of our Board of Directors have guided the company based on their significant experience in board governance and disciplines that are key to operating a leading provider of software and technology-enabled financial regulatory and compliance solutions.

 

Daniel N. Leib

DFIN CEO; Board Member

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Richard L. Crandall

Richard L. Crandall

Chairman of the Board

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Luis Aguilar

Luis Aguilar

 

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Charles Drucker

Charles Drucker

 

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Juliet Ellis

Juliet Ellis

 

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Gary G. Greenfield

Gary G. Greenfield

 

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Jeff Jacobowitz

Jeff Jacobowitz

 

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Lois Martin

Lois Martin

 

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Chandar Pattabhiram

Chandar Pattabhiram

 

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Executive Leadership

These leaders set the overall strategy and direction of the company.

Jons Besch

Jons Besch

Chief Operations & Production Officer

Global Operations

Andrea Aktan

Andrea Aktan

SVP, Operations Strategy & Global Procurement

Marcel Defreitas

Marcel Defreitas

SVP, Professional Services

Kathleen Shelton

Kathleen Shelton

SVP, Operations Group

Dennis Siglin

Dennis Siglin

VP, Operations

Current Role

Jons Besch is the executive vice president of global operations and strategic sourcing at DFIN.


Past Roles

Prior to his current position, Jons held various roles in engineering, sales, client services, operations and execution management for R.R. Donnelley, including leading operations for R.R. Donnelley’s Financial Services and Global Outsourcing offerings.


Background

Jons received a Bachelor of Science from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and earned a Master of Business Administration from DePaul University.

Craig Clay

Craig Clay

President of Global Capital Markets

Global Capital Markets

Dawnet Beverley

Dawnet Beverley

EVP, Sales

David Birch

David Birch

VP, International

Alexander Hooton

VP, Venue North America

Bridget Hughes

Bridget Hughes

VP, Sales

Rocco LaCivita

SVP, Active Disclosure Sales

Current Role

Craig Clay is the president of global capital markets at DFIN.


Past Roles

Prior to his current role, he served as senior vice president at R.R. Donnelley leading the Global Capital Markets and Legal Process Outsourcing business. Before joining the company, Craig was a leading financial analyst at American Eurocopter, a subsidiary of Aerospatiale.


Background

Craig received a Bachelor of Business Administration from Baylor University and earned a Master of Business Administration from Southern Methodist University. Craig serves as a trustee for Big Brothers Big Sisters of New York City and is a board member for Peloton Document Solutions, LLC.

Eric Foster

Eric Foster

Chief Information Officer

Information Technology

Mahesh Bommireddy

Mahesh Bommireddy

Director, IT

Dannie Combs

Dannie Combs

SVP, Chief Information Security Officer

Aravinda Kilaru

Aravinda Kilaru

VP, IT Infrastructure

Chad Kohl

Chad Kohl

VP, IT

Katherine Rice

Katherine Rice

VP, IT Infrastructure Support

Desi Sendaydiego

Desi Sendaydiego

VP, IT Corporate Technology

Current Role

Eric Foster is the chief information officer at DFIN.


Past Roles

Prior to joining DFIN, he was CIO for Univar. Eric was also CIO for Baxalta and has held technology leadership positions at Baxter Healthcare, Publicis Groupe and Heller Financial. He started his career at Accenture.


Background

Eric received a Bachelor of Science degree in Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering from the University of Illinois.

Dave Gardella

Dave Gardella

Chief Financial Officer

Finance

Brandon Benkendorf

Brandon Benkendorf

SVP, BU CFO

Sanja Burklow

Sanja Burklow

SVP, BU CFO

Michael King

Michael King

SVP, Finance Shared Services

Stephen Schnaufer

Stephen Schnaufer

VP, Tax

Kami Turner

Kami Turner

SVP, Controller and Chief Acct

Michael Zhao

Michael Zhao

VP, FP&A and Investor Relations

Current Role

David Gardella is the chief financial officer of DFIN.


Past Roles

Prior to being appointed CFO, Dave held various roles in financial management, financial planning and analysis for R.R. Donnelley, including senior vice president of Investor relations, and Mergers and Acquisitions. Prior to his role as senior vice president, he served as vice president of Investor Relations, which was preceded by his role as vice president of Corporate Finance.


Background

Dave received a Bachelor of Science in Finance from the University of Illinois and earned a Master of Business Administration in Finance from the University of Chicago, Graduate School of Business.

Eric Johnson

Eric Johnson

President of Global Investment Companies

Global Investment Companies

Timothy Hargesheimer

Timothy Hargesheimer

VP, Marketing

Ted Hershey

Ted Hershey

SVP, Solution Development

Noah Rogers

Noah Rogers

SVP, Sales

Robert Wilson

Robert Wilson

SVP, GIC Sales Europe

Experience

Eric has deep financial experience, he has made significant contributions to overall business growth, exceeding sales goals, increasing market share and driving the company’s extension into investment markets.
Eric has spearheaded DFIN’s digital transformation, introducing innovative software solutions as well as leading the global compliance and regulatory communications business for U.S. and International Investment Management.


Past Roles

Prior to his current role, Eric held senior level positions of increasing responsibility with R.R. Donnelley. 


Background

He began his career as an accountant at EY, and currently serves as a Board Observer for Mediant. Eric received a Bachelor of Arts in Accounting and Finance at Gettysburg College and earned a Master of Business Administration from Penn State University.

Floyd Strimling

Floyd Strimling

Chief Product Officer

Product Engineering

Joshua Duncan

Joshua Duncan

SVP, Product Management

Kostya Katz

VP, Product Management

Stephen Rylander

Stephen Rylander

SVP, Software Engineering

Current Role

Floyd Strimling is the chief product officer of DFIN. Read Chief Product Officer Floyd Strimling’s interview discussing DFIN’s 2020 successes and 2021 goals in Built In’s feature, 22 Companies Spearheading Digital Innovation in Their Industries in 2021.


Past Roles

Prior to joining DFIN, he headed Customer Engagement and Strategy in the Office of the Chief Technology Officer at SAP, where he focused on the SAP Cloud Platform. Prior to that, he served in executive roles with Zenoss and AlterPoint.


Background

Floyd received his Bachelor of Science in Mathematics from DePaul University.

Jodi Sweeney

Jodi Sweeney

Chief Client Experience Officer

Software Services

Mike Ferguson

SVP, Service Delivery

Paul Maloney

Paul Maloney

SVP, GIC Service Delivery – EMEA and APAC

Peter Wride

SVP, Professional Services

Current Role

Jodi Sweeney is the Chief Client Experience Officer at DFIN, a new role that brings all software service/client experience under one centralized team.  In this new role, Jodi will set the vision to lead and build a client-centric organization that will ensure our clients have an outstanding experience as they move through their lifecycle with our company and our services.


Past Roles

Prior to joining DFIN, Jodi led the Professional Services, Customer Support, and Customer Success teams for Field Service Management at Salesforce.  Before being part of Salesforce, Jodi led Executive level service positions at ClickSoftware, Avid, and GTECH Corporations where she led key transformations of the customer experience.


Background

Jodi is a skilled Executive with over 20 years of experience in transforming service organizations, driving growth strategies, building high-performing teams, and ensuring the customers’ success. She has been responsible for keeping thousands of customers successful, including complete product adoption, training, consulting, professional services, customer support & success, partner certification, and building relationships with customers, partners, and employees.  Jodi earned her MBA from Northeastern University. 

Leah Trzcinski

Leah Trzcinski

Chief Legal & Compliance Officer, General Counsel

Legal

Amy Braun

Amy Braun

VP, Legal

Alexander Levinger

Alexander Levinger

VP, Legal, International

Jolecia Marigny

Jolecia Marigny

VP, EHS

Current Role

Leah Trzcinski is the Chief Legal and Compliance Officer at DFIN. She also serves as the company’s Corporate Secretary.


Past Roles

Prior to joining DFIN, Leah served as Deputy Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary at Morningstar, a provider of investment research, ratings, and insights. Before being part of Morningstar, Leah worked at The Dow Chemical Company in various legal roles supporting M&A, finance, and other corporate transactions. She worked in private practice at the law firm Shearman & Sterling and began her career in investment banking at Bank of America.


Background

Leah received a Bachelor of Business Administration from University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business. She has a Master’s degree from Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs and also earned a Juris Doctor from New York University School of Law.

Kirk Williams

Kirk Williams

Chief People & Administrative Officer

Human Resources

Craig Christianson

Craig Christianson

SVP, Talent Acquisition and Total Rewards

Karen Clanton

Karen Clanton

VP, Corporate Communications

Krista Jenkins

Krista Jenkins

VP, HR Business Partner

Courtney Jorgensen

Courtney Jorgensen

SVP, Talent Development and HR Business Partner

George Kollias

George Kollias

VP, Human Resources, International

Robin Rees

Robin Rees

SVP, Sales Compensation and HR Business Partner

Current Role

Kirk Williams is the chief human resources officer of DFIN.


Past Roles

Prior to joining DFIN, he served as the chief human resources officer for James Hardie Building Products, leading global transformational initiatives. Before his work at James Hardie Industries he served as vice president of human resources at Archer Daniels Midland Company and vice president of global employee and labor relations at American Express.


Background

Kirk received a Bachelor of Arts in International Relations, cum laude, from Kent State University and completed his Juris Doctor, with honors, as well as a certificate in labor and employment law at Chicago Kent College of Law.