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.
Executive Leadership
These leaders set the overall strategy and direction of the company.
Jons Besch
Chief Operations & Production Officer
Global Operations
Andrea Aktan
SVP, Operations Strategy & Global Procurement
Marcel Defreitas
SVP, Professional Services
Kathleen Shelton
SVP, Operations Group
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
President of Global Capital Markets
Global Capital Markets
David Birch
VP, International
Alexander Hooton
VP, Venue North America
Rocco LaCivita
SVP, Active Disclosure Sales
Molly McGregor
SVP, Marketing & Sales Enablement
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
Chief Information Officer
Information Technology
Mahesh Bommireddy
Director, IT
Dannie Combs
SVP, Chief Information Security Officer
Aravinda Kilaru
VP, IT Infrastructure
Chad Kohl
VP, IT
Katherine Rice
VP, IT Infrastructure Support
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
Chief Financial Officer
Finance
Brandon Benkendorf
SVP – GCM CFO
Sanja Burklow
SVP – GIC CFO
Michael King
SVP, Finance Shared Services
Sarah McKay
VP, Internal Audit
Shreedevi Niyogi
VP, SaaS Pricing
Stephen Schnaufer
VP, Tax
Kami Turner
SVP, Controller and Chief Acct
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
President of Global Investment Companies
Global Investment Companies
Timothy Hargesheimer
VP, Marketing
Ted Hershey
SVP, Solution Development
Noah Rogers
SVP, Sales
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
Chief Product Officer
Product Engineering
Chris Benes
SVP, Cloud Operations
Joshua Duncan
SVP, Product Management
Padma Duvvuri
SVP, GIC Product Management
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
Chief Client Experience Officer
Software Services
Mike Ferguson
SVP, Service Delivery
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
Chief Legal & Compliance Officer, General Counsel
Legal
Amy Braun
VP, Legal
Alexander Levinger
VP, Legal, International
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
Chief People & Administrative Officer
Human Resources
Craig Christianson
SVP, Talent Acquisition and Total Rewards
Karen Clanton
VP, Corporate Communications
Krista Jenkins
VP, HR Business Partner
Courtney Jorgensen
SVP, Talent Development and HR Business Partner
George Kollias
VP, Human Resources, International
Robin Rees
SVP, Sales Compensation and HR Business Partner
Current Role
Kirk Williams is the chief people & administrative 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.