Contributors
Amber Hovious
With nearly two decades of experience in corporate and channel sales, as well as marketing, Amber Hovious leads Teamwork Commerce’s fast-growing retail software organization in its global expansion. Hovious joined the company in January 2013, and in her current role, is responsible for developing and managing Teamwork Commerce’s channel programs, partnerships and strategic marketing campaigns.
Kristin Howell
Kristin holds an MBA from Arizona State University and bachelors’ degrees in in Economics and International Relations from the University of Southern California.
Curtis Howse
Curtis is responsible for offering comprehensive payments and financing solutions for purchases across a broad network of home and auto merchants. Curtis is focused on helping consumers manage, maintain, and improve their homes and vehicles with a variety of financial products that are easy to afford and use.
Curtis has more than 25 years of experience in consumer finance. Curtis has held multiple senior leadership roles at Synchrony including the EVP and CEO of Payment Solutions and the EVP and Head of Direct-to-Consumer. In this role, Curtis drove growth and digital innovation for Synchrony Bank, a $63B+ consumer bank platform offering an array of deposit and savings solutions, as well as the Synchrony Mastercard. Additionally, Curtis was Senior Vice President and General Manager of the Diversified Client Group at Synchrony, overseeing several key partner portfolios.
Prior to Synchrony’s separation from GE in 2015, Curtis held roles in operations, business development and general management at GE’s Commercial and Consumer Finance divisions. This included serving as CEO for GE Money Mexico and leading various business units in the U.S., Argentina, Brazil and Canada.
Curtis is an executive sponsor of Synchrony’s African American Diversity Network, one of eight Synchrony diversity networks that promote diversity and inclusion throughout the company. He also serves on the Business Advisory Board of the College of Business at Dillard University and is a member of the Executive Leadership Council. Curtis was recently named one of Savoy Magazine’s Most Influential Black Executives in Corporate America.
Curtis earned a bachelor’s degree in computer information systems from DeVry University.
Greg Hull
Greg Hull is Managing Director, Retail & Hospitality, for Attensi in the US. He originally joined Attensi in the London office in 2019 to help lead Attensi’s international growth. At Attensi, he has worked closely with global brands such as Starbucks, Circle K, Panera, Marston's, IHOP & YMCA to offer insight and thought partnership and ensure that Attensi innovates and delivers exceptional value. He has a background in commercial strategy working with blue chip technology companies including SAP & Microsoft to build commercial partner organizations.
Mahdi Hussein
Mahdi is the Founder & CEO of SuperSonic POS, a retail technology platform built by store owners for store owners. With years of hands-on experience running independent retail locations, he focuses on practical, scalable solutions that help small businesses stay competitive in today’s fast-changing market.
Catherine Iger
Catherine brings 20 years of experience building award-winning digital strategy and experiences for major brands, including AutoTrader.com, UPS, The Home Depot, Coca-Cola, Turner, HoneyBaked Ham and the International Olympic Committee. Her leadership experience across the corporate, consulting, and startup worlds gives her a unique perspective on strategy, transformation, and problem solving.
Oren Inditzky
Oren Inditzky is the VP of Online Stores at Wix. He is responsible for Product Management, Engineering, UX, Design, and Operations. An accomplished business and product leader for mass-market SaaS, e-commerce and mobile apps, and a serial CES awards winner (4 years in a row, including "CES Best Software"), Oren has led numerous innovative B2B and B2C software products enjoyed by hundreds of millions of users around the world, from ideation to launch and beyond, on the global high-tech industry biggest stages since 2009.
Alex Irvin
Alex Irvin, Co-Founder and Chief Marketing Officer of eCosmetics, has over 20 years of expertise in traditional and digital marketing, e-commerce, and customer experience. He has led marketing for DRB Financial and 1800PetMeds, demonstrating a data-driven approach and innovative strategies. Alex is known for building successful marketing systems, managing large budgets, and enhancing brand reputation, making him a respected authority in online marketing and business growth.
Shridhar Iyengar Raman
As a trusted advisor, Shridhar has been working with clients over the last two decades, helping them with their journey in an ever-changing technology landscape.
Priya Iyer
Priya is CEO of Vee24, an Intelligent Conversational Experience platform company. Priya has won New England Entrepreneur of the Year; ranked on top 100 Entrepreneurs by the Boston Globe and Top Women Leaders by TSR. Priya holds a bachelors and masters in Computer Science and an MBA from MIT Sloan.
Phillip Jackson
As Chief Commerce Officer at Rightpoint, Phillip acts as head of Commerce strategy, partnerships, and evangelism. With over 15 years of experience creating unique online customer experiences, he has both built and managed ecommerce for some of the world’s most recognizable brands. Phillip also hosts the successful podcasts Future Commerce and Merchant to Merchant, with over 1 million downloads.
Parag Jain
Parag has a rich and varied global experience of over 25 years in the IT services industry driving large transformation programs and scaling businesses ground up in the Banking, Media, Telecom, Retail, Consumer & Logistics space. Parag is a recognized thought leader in the industry with proven experience in advising major Fortune 500 Corporations and CXOs on harnessing the power of technology to drive transformation and establishing strategic partnerships with service providers.Alasdair James
Alasdair James is a seasoned global executive with over 30 years of experience leading complex businesses in the fast-moving consumer goods, pharmaceutical, and retail sectors. Currently serving as Chief Commercial and Marketing Officer at Swiftly, Alasdair has held high-profile leadership roles, including CEO of Pier 1, President of Kmart, and Chief Customer Officer at Dollar Tree. He has also served on boards of SaaS companies like Growzz and Symphony Retail AI.
Andrew Jamieson
Andrew Jamieson is a Technology and Security Director at UL.
Nandini Jammi
NoneAnand Janefalkar
As Founder and CEO of Ujet, Anand Janefalkar is focused on leading UJET into its next stage of growth by providing the tools and technology businesses need to create an immersive, engaging, and one-of-a-kind customer experience.
Chris Jarvis
Jarvis has over two decades of experience building supply chain solutions in the retail industry. His futuristic views combined with operational experience drives his work in the start-up world.
Susan Jeffers
Susan is passionate about creating innovative and scalable products with a focus on UI/UX design. Her strength lies in bridging the gap between business and technology, while creating solutions on how to best leverage them to align expectations and attain business goals.
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