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Christopher D. Young became our President and Chief Executive Officer and was appointed as a member of the Board of Directors in November 2025.  Mr. Young was previously the Executive Vice President – Business Development, Strategy and Ventures of Microsoft Corp. from 2020 to 2025.  From 2017 to 2020, he was the CEO of McAfee, LLC, one of the world’s leading independent cybersecurity companies.  Prior to that, Mr. Young was a Senior Vice President and General Manager at Intel Security Group, where he led the initiative to spin out McAfee.  Previously, he led cybersecurity efforts at Cisco, RSA (a division of Dell EMC) and AOL.  Mr. Young also led end-user computing at VMware and co-founded the company Cyveillance.

Mr. Young currently serves on the board of directors of American Express and Qualcomm Incorporated and has previously served on the board of Snap Inc. and Rapid7, Inc.   He is a former member of the Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency Cybersecurity Advisory Committee and a former member of the President’s National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee.  He is a former director for the non-profit Cyber Threat Alliance and a former member of the Board of Trustees of Princeton University.   Mr. Young received his Bachelor of Arts from Princeton University and his Master of Business Administration from Harvard University.

Allison Cerra is Chief Marketing Officer, responsible for leading Vertex’s corporate brand, communications, product marketing, and demand generation teams. In this role, she drives creative and data‑driven strategies that strengthen the company’s market presence and deliver clear, compelling experiences for customers navigating complex tax and compliance environments.

Allison brings more than two decades of marketing leadership experience across enterprise technology, financial technology, and cybersecurity. She previously served as Chief Marketing Officer at Alkami and McAfee and has held senior marketing leadership roles at Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Intel, Alcatel‑Lucent, and Verizon.

A published author and industry thought leader, Allison is passionate about exploring how technology impacts the way we work, live, learn, and play. She holds an MBA from Southern Methodist University and a B.S. in Management and Marketing from the University of South Florida.

Aneel Jaeel is Chief Operations Officer at Vertex, where he leads Customer Support, Corporate IT, the Transformation Management Office, and the company’s Global Capability Center. He partners closely across the organization to strengthen execution, scale operations, and accelerate Vertex’s customer-centric, AI-enabled transformation.  

With more than two decades of global operations leadership experience, Aneel has a proven track record of modernizing complex enterprise organizations and building high‑performing, globally distributed teams. His background spans post‑sales, services, and enterprise operations, with a consistent focus on improving customer outcomes at scale.

Prior to joining Vertex, Aneel served as Senior Vice President of Customer Success at McAfee, leading global support and services organizations. He has also held senior leadership roles at ServiceNow, Symantec/Veritas, Oracle, SAP, PeopleSoft, and Sun Microsystems.

Aneel holds a bachelor’s degree in Engineering and a master’s degree in Computer Science from the New Jersey Institute of Technology.

Chatelle Lynch is Chief People Officer, where she leads Vertex’s global people and culture strategy. She oversees all aspects of the HR function, including talent acquisition, total rewards, leadership development, organizational effectiveness, people operations, employee engagement, and inclusion and belonging. Chatelle partners with the executive leadership team to advance talent and organizational strategies in support of Vertex’s growth.

Chatelle brings more than 20 years of experience leading organizational strategy at transformation-focused companies. She previously served as Chief People Officer at The RealReal and McAfee and held leadership roles at Intel and Fluor Corporation. She has received HR Executive of the Year and Chief Human Resources Officer of the Year honors from the Stevie Awards and was named among the Top 50 Most Powerful Women in Technology by the California Diversity Council.

She holds dual degrees in Journalism and Applied Science from Deakin University.

As Chief Commercial Officer, Chris Jones is responsible for overseeing and implementing the company’s commercial strategies, driving business growth and ensuring consistent value to customers. He leads the sales, services, customer success, partner and channel efforts to enhance market positioning, customer acquisition and revenue increase.

Chris has served in various sales, marketing, and leadership positions in the two decades he’s been at Vertex including Chief Revenue Officer where his focus was the strategy and execution of the organization’s revenue generation operations.

Chris holds a B.S. in Marketing from Temple University.

Ryan Leib became Chief Accounting Officer in 2024. In this position, he leads Vertex’s accounting operations and policies, ensures the certification of the company’s financial filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and directs compliance with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX). He also serves as the primary liaison with Vertex’s Audit Committee.    

His expertise is in corporate finance and accounting. Prior to joining Vertex, Ryan’s most recent role was Vice President of M&A and Portfolio Transformation in the Corporate Development group at Trinseo PLC. Previously, he also held roles as their Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer and Vice President, Treasurer. Additionally, over a 13-year tenure at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC), he provided auditing services for large multinational public companies and technical guidance for client companies on complex accounting issues in the business combinations and stock-based compensation areas.  

Ryan is a Certified Public Accountant and a member of both the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants. He received his B.S. in Accounting from Saint Joseph’s University. 

As Chief Strategy Officer, Chirag Patel leads the strategy function responsible for driving global growth, focusing on acquisitions, strategic alliances, and engaging emerging businesses.

Chirag joins Vertex as a leader from EY Foundry, a corporate venturing unit responsible for building new software businesses in relevant markets. Prior to that position, he co-founded and acted as managing director at Highnote Foundry, a venture capital and venture development firm.

Throughout his career, he has held leadership positions at various prestigious organizations and established a successful track record for developing and executing growth strategies for both global 1,000 companies and startups.

Chirag holds a B.S. in computer science from Fairleigh Dickinson University. Currently, he is an adjunct professor at Carnegie Mellon University concentrating on corporate venturing.

As Chief Financial Officer, John is responsible for the development of company’s financial strategic objectives, mergers and acquisitions, and international strategies for expansion.

John has deep experience in leading global finance teams, developing multi-channel business models, and creating alternate investment strategies. Prior to joining Vertex, John was Chief Financial Officer at Flagship Credit Acceptance. John started his career in assurance services at Arthur Andersen.

He holds a B.S. in Accounting from LaSalle University and was a Certified Public Accountant.

As Chief Technology Officer, Sal leads the company’s technology strategy, software engineering and innovation roadmap to accelerate growth. 

He joined Vertex in 2021 after 30 years of technology and executive management expertise transforming and operating large-scale cloud software businesses. 

Sal spent his early career at IBM as a software engineer, architect and then in executive roles developing the company’s e-commerce and middleware products. He has also held Chief Technology Officer roles at Elastic Path Software, Business Objects and SAP. 

He holds a bachelor’s degree with honors in computer science from Western University.

As Senior Vice President of Software Engineering, Brad Cameron leads Vertex’s global engineering team and provides strategic technical direction to build innovative solutions that solve complex problems and provide a delightful experience and expansive customer value.

Brad has been leading product engineering teams for more than 25 years in both startups and large enterprises. He is experienced in the design and delivery of high scale and highly available solutions from hard real-time telecommunications systems, to scaled enterprise applications and cloud-based SaaS infrastructure.

Prior to joining Vertex, Brad was Vice President of Engineering at Salesforce and held executive engineering positions at Oracle Corporation, Dilithium Networks and Sonim Technologies.

Brad holds a B.Eng. in Computer Systems from Carleton University in Ottawa, Canada. He serves as an Advisory Board member for the Marketing and International Business program at UNLV Lee Business School.

Carlo Cautilli is the Senior Vice President of Sales at Vertex, where he oversees the direct sales, presales, and inside sales teams.

Before joining Vertex, Carlo led the global indirect tax department at Thomson Reuters. Prior to that, he held various sales and management roles at Sabrix until its acquisition by Thomson Reuters. Carlo's career also includes positions at enterprise software and services organizations such as Vignette, Neogent, Deloitte and PwC.

Carlo brings extensive experience in driving top-line growth, increasing sales, expanding the customer base and maximizing revenue from existing customers.

He holds a B.A. in Business Administration from Boston College and resides in Boston, MA, with his family.

As Senior Vice President of Customer Success and Services, Mindy Cunningham leads the company’s post-sales efforts with a focus on elevating the customers’ end-to-end journey.

Mindy is a seasoned and accomplished executive with an extensive career in customer success, professional services, consulting, and premium support services specializing in business transformation and innovative enabling technologies.

Prior to joining Vertex, Mindy held senior leadership positions with industry-leading companies including Thomson Reuters, Ellucian, Citrix Systems and KPMG Consulting. She spent the early part of her career as a certified public accountant with Ernst & Young.

Mindy is a founding member of CHIEF Miami, a private network built to drive more women in positions of leadership, and served as a board member on the Technology Services Industry Association (TSIA) Customer Success Advisory Board. She holds a B.S. in Accounting from American University.

Bryan Rowland is Senior Vice President, General Counsel, and Corporate Secretary responsible for all general corporate, information security, and transactional matters. In addition, he is responsible for corporate governance and advises leadership on critical business priorities including privacy, business strategy, and potential new markets.

Bryan possesses a deep knowledge of business operations, security, and compliance in technology and the software industry. Previously he was Senior Vice President, General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer, and Corporate Secretary at Checkpoint Systems, Inc.

Bryan holds a J.D. from Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law and a B.A. in Psychology and Philosophy from Towson University.

As Senior Vice President of Product Management, Uwe Sydon is responsible for driving the product vision for the company, including a strategic, global product portfolio, as well as line of business management.

Uwe has over 22 years of technology experience growing multibillion-dollar global product portfolios and platforms in the consumer and business markets.

Before joining Vertex, he was Senior Vice President and Chief Innovation Officer at Checkpoint Systems, Inc. and held executive leadership roles at Blackberry, Nokia Siemens Networks, and Siemens AG, Mobile Devices. Uwe has worked and lived in many locations across the globe, including Germany, where he was born, as well as Canada, Switzerland, and the U.S.

Uwe holds over 30 patents and was awarded Inventor of the year from Siemens AG in 1998. He received his Diplom Ingenieur at the University of Wuppertal, Germany in Electrical and Electronics Engineering.

David DeStefano has been the Chairperson of our Board since 2020. Mr. DeStefano previously served as the President and Chief Executive Officer from November 2016 to November 2025. Between 2015 and 2016 he was an Executive Vice President and a member of the Company’s Executive Council, which monitored our long-term strategic and financial viability, corporate brand, and culture. Mr. DeStefano previously served as our Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. DeStefano was Principal and Vice President at The Mid Atlantic Companies Ltd. Mr. DeStefano is also on the Advisory Board for Corporate Social Responsibility at the Satell Institute and is on the Board of Trustees of the Joseph Fund in Camden, New Jersey. Mr. DeStefano received a BS in Finance from Lehigh University.

Eric Andersen has been a member of our Board since January 2008 and is currently the lead independent director. He began his career with 25 years at IBM, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (“PwC”), and PwC Consulting, where he held roles as a senior partner and executive, managing various businesses in the US, Asia, and globally. Over the past 15 years, he has specialized in private equity investing, serving as Managing Partner at two middle-market PE firms—Peak Equity and Milestone Partners—and as Managing Director at Silver Lake, a major technology-focused firm. Additionally, Mr. Andersen has recently served as an Adjunct Professor at the Villanova School of Business. He has been a board member for several private and public companies, including serving as Chairman of the Board for American Public Education Inc., a publicly traded online university system. Mr. Andersen earned his MBA from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania and holds a BS from Bucknell University.

Bradley Gayton joined our Board in 2021. Mr. Gayton previously served as the Senior Vice President, General Counsel of the Coca-Cola Company. Prior to joining The Coca-Cola Company, Mr. Gayton spent 29 years in various leadership positions at Ford Motor Company and most recently as Group Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer and General Counsel. Mr. Gayton has deep experience in law, governance, tax and technology. He brings a global perspective in terms of the tax obligations for multinational enterprises and has experience in developing solutions through organizational innovation. While at Ford, he led explorations to see how artificial intelligence could be used for different business applications and collaborated with Vertex on the company’s tax compliance solutions worldwide. Mr. Gayton has a BS in Business Administration from the State University of New York at Buffalo, School of Management in 1986 and a JD from the State University of New York at Buffalo, Law School.

Mark J. Mendola joined our Board in June 2025. Mr. Mendola was previously the US Vice Chair and Managing Partner, US Leadership Team, at PwC from 2016 until 2024. During his tenure he grew revenue significantly and drove profitability and share value to record levels through the transformation to digital and global delivery. Mr. Mendola led PwC’s businesses, developed and executed firmwide growth strategies, and led PwC’s efforts to transform business models and service offerings through technology and had overall responsibility for the firm’s people and digital transformation strategies. Mr. Mendola also held the position of PwC US Tax Leader, US Leadership Team, Global Tax Leadership Team from 2011 – 2016, PwC US Tax Managing Partner from 2009 – 2011, PwC Leader, Canadian Tax Practice from 2007 – 2009, and PwC Office Managing Partner, Detroit, US Automotive Sector Leader and Global Tax Automotive Sector Leader from 2003 – 2007. Mr. Mendola is a member of the Detroit Economic Club Board of Directors and Oakland University, School of Business Administration Board of Visitors (Emeritus). Mr. Mendola received an MBA from the University of Notre Dame, and a BA in Accounting from Oakland University.

Philip Saunders joined our Board in June 2022. Mr. Saunders is the Chief Executive Officer of Relativity since December 2022. He was recently the Chief Executive Officer and member of the Board of Directors of Cornerstone On Demand, a market leading talent management Software as a Service (SaaS) company. Mr. Saunders successfully implemented a company transformation initiative resulting in a return to growth, expansion of profitability, and increased customer retention. Mr. Saunders ultimately executed a successful sales process of the company via a public-to-private transaction in October 2021 with the acquisition by Clearlake Capital. This followed Cornerstone’s acquisition in April 2020 of Saba Software, Inc., where Mr. Saunders was a member of Saba’s board of directors and where he served as Chief Executive Officer was responsible for leading the transformation of the business, executed on multiple acquisitions, and accelerated growth and EBITDA expansion. Prior to joining Saba in 2015, Mr. Saunders was President and a member of the board of directors of SafeNet, Inc. (acquired by Gemalto N.V). Mr. Saunders holds an MBA with an International Finance concentration from Seton Hall University’s W. Paul Stillman School of Business. Mr. Saunders has been recognized by Comparably as one of the top 100 Best CEO’s in 2021.

J. Richard Stamm joined our Board in January 2019. Prior to joining our Board, Mr. Stamm was a partner with PwC for 30 years, during which time he served a long list of domestic and international clients and held numerous leadership positions. Over the final 12 years of his career with PwC, Mr. Stamm was the firm’s Vice Chairman and U.S. Tax Leader, and then progressed to PwC’s Vice Chairman of Global Tax. Mr. Stamm is Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Stamm Development Group LLC, a Philadelphia and South Florida area real-estate developer. Mr. Stamm is a member of the Advisory Board of Siegfried Advisory, LLC, a member emeritus of the Board of Advisors for the Leventhal School of Accounting at the University of Southern California and was formerly a member of the Boards of Germantown Academy and Lycoming College. Mr. Stamm received a BA in Accounting from Lycoming College. 

Amanda Westphal Radcliffe has served on our Board since 1993. Prior to joining our Board, Ms. Radcliffe served in a variety of roles at the Company, from technical software instructor, to finance, production, and middle market product teams. Prior to joining the Company, she was a Managing Director at Rosenbluth International, since acquired by American Express. Ms. Radcliffe is a Board member of Melmark, Inc., founding Board Member and Emeritus President of the Neurodiversity Employment Network of Philadelphia, Chair Emeritus of the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Foundation Board of Advisors, and past Trustee, Chair Emeritus of the Drexel University, A.J. Drexel Autism Institute Board, and Chair Emeritus of Breastcancer.org. Ms. Radcliffe is also a member of the Philadelphia Chapter of Women Corporate Directors and NACD. Ms. Radcliffe holds a BA from Moravian University. 

Stefanie Westphal Thompson joined the Company in 1991 and has served in a variety of roles, including Treasurer. Prior to joining the Company, Ms. Thompson was a Vice President at Chemical Bank (now part of Chase), where she specialized in managing the banking relationship for middle market companies. Ms. Thompson sat on Bryn Mawr Hospital’s Foundation Board for eight years, serving as Head of their Trustee Committee and as Vice-Chair. Ms. Thompson also served on the Board of the Agnes Irwin School in Rosemont, Pennsylvania, for ten years, heading its Trustees Committee. Ms. Thompson earned an MBA in Finance from Fordham University and has a dual BA in Engineering and Economics from Lafayette College.

Christopher D. Young became our President and Chief Executive Officer and was appointed as a member of the Board of Directors in November 2025. Mr. Young was previously the Executive Vice President – Business Development, Strategy and Ventures of Microsoft Corp. from 2020 to 2025. From 2017 to 2020, he was the CEO of McAfee, LLC, one of the world’s leading independent cybersecurity companies. Prior to that, Mr. Young was a Senior Vice President and General Manager at Intel Security Group, where he led the initiative to spin out McAfee. Previously, he led cybersecurity efforts at Cisco, RSA (a division of Dell EMC) and AOL. Mr. Young also led end-user computing at VMware and co-founded the company Cyveillance.

Mr. Young currently serves on the board of directors of American Express and Qualcomm Incorporated and has previously served on the board of Snap Inc. and Rapid7, Inc. He is a former member of the Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency Cybersecurity Advisory Committee and a former member of the President’s National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee. He is a former director for the non-profit Cyber Threat Alliance and a former member of the Board of Trustees of Princeton University. Mr. Young received his Bachelor of Arts from Princeton University and his Master of Business Administration from Harvard University.