Board of Directors

Betsy Atkins
Director
Betsy Atkins is an accomplished CEO, author, and serial entrepreneur with 17 IPOs to her credit. Her experience includes leading the IPO of Ascend Communications, which was acquired by Lucent for $23B, and Chairperson and CEO of Clear Standards, which she sold to SAP. Atkins was also the CEO of NCI, a functional food, nutraceutical private label manufacturer. She has also co-founded enterprise software companies in the tech and consumer industries. Atkins has served on over 38 public boards including at some of the world’s most visible, global public companies and currently serves on the Boards of Wynn Resorts, SolarEdge, and SL Green. She is also Chair of the Google Cloud Advisory Board. Betsy is a graduate of the University of Massachusetts, Amherst and Trinity College, Oxford. Besty joined the Board in May 2023.
Jeffrey Benjamin
Chairman

Jeffrey Benjamin became a member of our board of directors in November 2016. Mr. Benjamin has 25 years of investment banking, investment management and directorial board experience. He has been a senior advisor to Cyrus Capital Partners since June 2008, and served as a senior advisor to Apollo Management from 2002 through 2008. He has been chairman of the board of A-Mark Precious Metals since 2014. Mr. Benjamin also serves on the boards of directors of American Airlines, a parent company of Shutterfly, Hexion, Involta LLC, ImOn Communications LLC and NRG Radio. Mr. Benjamin served on the board of directors of Chemtura Corporation from 2012 to 2017, Caesars Entertainment from 2008 to 2017 and Excio Resources from 2007 to 2016. He holds both an M.S. in management from the Sloan School of Management at MIT and a Bachelor’s degree from Tufts University.

Jeffrey Benjamin was appointed as Independent Chairman on January 15, 2025.

Independent Director
Mitch Garber
Director
Mitch Garber became a member of our board of directors in November 2016. Mr. Garber is currently chairman of the board of directors of Invest in Canada, the Canadian government federal agency responsible for foreign direct investment in Canada. He is also currently a co-investor and chairman of the board of directors of Cirque du Soleil, co-investor and a member of the board of directors of both French fashion house Lanvin and a parent company of Shutterfly, and is a minority owner of the NHL Seattle hockey team controlled by David Bonderman. From 2013 until 2017, Mr. Garber was the CEO of Caesars Acquisition Company and, under his leadership, built an Israeli based mobile games business which was sold in 2016 to a Chinese consortium including Giant Interactive and Jack Ma for approximately $4.4 billion. He sits on the board and leads a number of philanthropic activities in Canada and Israel. He has a Bachelor’s degree from McGill University, a JD and honorary doctorate from the University of Ottawa and was awarded the Order of Canada in 2019.
Mark Gross
Director

Mark Gross is an executive with more than 25 years of critical leadership experience, financial expertise and deep insight in leading business transformations. He is the former executive chairman of Southeastern Grocers and served as president, chief executive officer and board member of Supervalu, Inc.. Prior to Supervalu, Gross led Surry Investment Advisors, a firm he founded. Mr. Gross also served in various leadership roles at C&S Wholesale Grocers, including co-president, chief financial officer, general counsel, and member of the board. Mr Gross is currently co-chairman of Northeast Grocery Inc. (a large regional grocery retailer), chairman of the audit committee of Acosta (a global sales, service and marketing business) and chairman of the nomination and governance committee for Diebold Nixdorf (an international business that automates, digitizes and transforms the way people bank and shop). Mr. Gross spent seven years as an attorney with Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP. He received his law degree from the University of Pennsylvania and a Bachelor of Arts from Dartmouth College.

Gajen Kandiah
Director

Gajen brings over 25 years of experience in digital transformation, AI integration, and enterprise technology with a proven track record of scaling technology businesses and driving innovation across multiple industries.

Most recently, Gajen served as President and Chief Operating Officer of Hitachi Digital, where he spearheaded the company's global AI strategy and led transformation initiatives across industrial and enterprise portfolios. He also served as CEO of Hitachi Vantara, leading its transformation into a global leader in digital infrastructure, data management, and cloud solutions.

Prior to his roles at Hitachi, Gajen spent over 15 years at Cognizant in various leadership roles, helping grow the company from $368 million to over $16 billion in annual revenue. As President of Cognizant's multi-billion-dollar Digital Business, he led strategic acquisitions and spearheaded company-wide transformation initiatives, including building the Digital Engineering practice to a $1 billion run rate in just 18 months.

Earlier in his career, Gajen co-founded NerveWire, a management consulting and systems integration firm that was later acquired by Wipro. Throughout his career, Gajen has been a strong advocate for responsible AI and ethical technology deployment, committed to ensuring AI-driven innovation delivers measurable impact for businesses and society.

He holds a Certificate in Harnessing AI for Breakthrough Innovation and Strategic Impact from the Stanford University Graduate School of Business. He is also an alumnus of Harvard University's Executive Education program and Royal College Colombo.

Anthony Roberts
Director
Mr. Roberts became a member of our Board of Directors in 2023. Mr. Roberts has over 35 years of technology, change management, and entrepreneurial experience and is currently an investor, business, and technology advisor. Roberts most recently spent over 15 years at Walgreens Boots Alliance, the final seven as Global CIO. Previously, Roberts had senior technology and supply chains roles in Europe and the US for the Multinational Forces and Observers (an NGO), PepsiCo Europe, United Parcel Service, and M&G Reinsurance Company.

Roberts currently serves in non-executive and advisory roles for technology-led global businesses, including Kearney, Photon Interactive, and Connection Capital. Roberts holds a BA in German and French as well as a Post Graduate Education degree from the University of Keele (UK).
Anthony Scott
Director
Tony Scott is currently CEO of Intrusion, Inc., a Plano Texas cybersecurity firm (INTZ). He previously served in the Obama administration as the Federal Chief Information Officer for the U.S. Government. Before joining the Obama administration, Scott was the Chief Information Officer at VMware. Prior CXO-level roles include the Chief Information Officer at Microsoft Corporation, Chief Information Officer at The Walt Disney Company, and Chief Technology Officer at General Motors Corporation. Scott holds a Bachelor of Science Degree from the University of San Francisco in Information Systems Management and a Juris Doctorate (law) degree from Santa Clara University. Tony joined the Board in May 2023
Aaron Sobel
Director
Aaron Sobel became a member of our board of directors in November 2016. Mr. Sobel is a Principal of Apollo Global Management, Inc. having joined in 2011. Mr. Sobel has experience in financing, analyzing, investing in and/or advising public and private companies and their board of directors. Prior to joining Apollo, Mr. Sobel was a member of the Financial Sponsors Group in the Investment Banking Division at Goldman Sachs & Co. Mr. Sobel currently serves on the board of directors of AP NMT JV Newco (Endemol Shine Group) B.V., Terrier Media Holdings, Inc. (d/b/a Cox Media Group) and Terrier Gamut Holdings, Inc. Mr. Sobel graduated with Highest Honors from the Stephen M. Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan with a Bachelor’s degree in business administration.
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