APTOS - Key Persons

Job Titles:

• Chief Legal Officer
• Member of the Leadership Team

For nearly 25 years, Aptos and its predecessor companies have benefited from the sage legal counsel of David Baum. Currently serving as Aptos' Chief Legal Officer, David has played a key role in major milestones throughout Aptos' remarkable journey to-date. Beyond supporting the company's diverse business interests, David is responsible for all legal affairs which include providing legal and strategic advice to the executive team; drafting and negotiation of contracts; intellectual property protection; mergers and acquisitions; counsel relative to employment law; management of regulatory compliance; implementing risk management processes; and addressing general corporate and commercial matters. Based in Montreal, and licensed and admitted to practice in New York State and the Province Quebec, David has vast software and technology industry expertise, with particular specializations in software licensing, cloud, data security, PCI-DSS/PA-DSS and privacy.

Job Titles:

• Chief Financial Officer
• Member of the Leadership Team

Serving as Aptos' Chief Financial Officer, David has more than 20 years of experience in international finance management and cross-functional leadership for enterprise technology companies. He is responsible for overseeing Aptos' global finance organization, including financial planning and analysis, accounting and tax functions. Before joining Aptos, David was the CFO at N3 (now part of Accenture), where he drove long-term strategic planning and analysis for N3's global growth. Prior to N3, David held various financial leadership roles at Verint Systems, a billion-dollar, publicly traded provider of customer engagement and cyber intelligence solutions. As the company's Senior Vice President of Finance, he led the budgeting and forecasting process as well as back-office integrations for multiple acquisitions. David joined Verint Systems through its acquisition of Witness Systems, where he had served as Vice President Corporate Controller. Earlier in his career, David held leadership positions at Siemens and KPMG. David resides in Atlanta, Georgia, where Aptos is headquartered.

Job Titles:

• Chief Information Officer

Jason James brings to Aptos over two decades of leadership experience in cloud operations, cybersecurity, IT infrastructure and digital transformation. As Chief Information Officer (CIO), Jason helps Aptos navigate the ever-evolving digital landscape and translate our company's vision into an actionable IT path. Prior to joining Aptos, Jason was CIO at several high-growth software and data analytics organizations within the healthcare sector. Earlier in his career, Jason held executive-level IT roles at the software company Servigistics (now PTC), the data intelligence firm PRGX and internet service provider EarthLink. Passionate about his trade, Jason is an award-winning CIO, writer and thought leader. He has been featured in multiple podcasts and publications, including CIO.com, The Enterprisers Project and eWeek. He also serves on the board of the non-profit organization CIOChat and is an active member of TechBridge. Jason resides near Atlanta, Georgia.

Job Titles:

• General Manager
• Member of the Leadership Team
• Aptos' General Manager

With more than 25 years of experience in elevating organizational performance, Jeremy serves as Aptos' General Manager. He brings to Aptos a strong track record of leadership in P&L management, sales, professional services and customer relationship management for enterprise technology companies. In this role, Jeremy oversees the Aptos business unit's P&L globally as well as functional areas including sales, product, support and services. Under Jeremy's leadership, the Aptos business unit is focused on elevating the satisfaction of global clients, delivering on its unified commerce vision and expanding the customer roster. Jeremy came to Aptos from Global Payments, a payment technology and software solutions provider, where he was a Senior Vice President. During his time there, Jeremy had multiple executive roles, including overall leadership for the Food Service Management Business Unit and for the Retail and International groups within the Xenial division. Prior to Global Payments, Jeremy was the Chief Operating Officer for North America at MICROS Systems, a provider of enterprise solutions and services for the hospitality and retail industries. Following Oracle's acquisition of MICROS, he served as a Regional Vice President of Sales for Oracle. Jeremy is based near Cleveland, Ohio.

Job Titles:

• General Manager, LS Retail

Kristjan has more than 20 years of experience in leadership of IT companies. Before he started at LS Retail in 2016 he managed large enterprise accounts in retail for three years in Norway, when he was working for SAP in the Nordics. Before that he worked as Managing Director of itelligence Norway, which is a part of the largest SAP partner company in Europe. He has also worked as Managing Director of Applicon for over 10 years. Applicon is a Nordic SAP and Microsoft partner. Kristjan holds a Bachelor and Master's degree in Business Administration from Aarhus School of Business, Denmark, with a focus on international business.

Job Titles:

• Chief Marketing Officer
• Member of the Leadership Team

Currently Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) at Aptos, Nicole brings more than two decades of experience directing and managing marketing strategy, operations, product marketing and business development at global, high-growth B2B enterprise software companies including Manhattan Associates, JDA and Red Prairie (now Blue Yonder) and ACI Worldwide. Experienced in many facets of global technology organizations, she has a deep understanding of corporate and product strategy development; enhancing brand equity through positioning and messaging; maximizing revenue streams; and improving team effectiveness. Nicole is responsible for Aptos' global marketing function; overseeing brand strategy, driving awareness, demand generation initiatives, and business development for the company and its broad solutions portfolio. With a proven track record of leadership in both privately-held and publicly-traded companies, Nicole has helped successfully complete numerous mergers and acquisitions including subsequent integration. Nicole resides in Atlanta, Georgia, where Aptos is headquartered.

Job Titles:

• Chief Executive Officer
• Member of the Leadership Team

With a history of empowering software organizations to deliver exceptional results for customers, employees and shareholders, Pete was appointed CEO of Aptos in November 2020 fully intent on having the most positive and profound impact on the customers and colleagues he is committed to serve. Most recently, Pete served as Chairman of the Board of LLamasoft, a leading provider of AI-powered supply chain analytics software. Prior to that, Pete was Chairman, Executive Chairman and CEO of Eze Software, a private-equity backed leader in enterprise software for financial services firms. For nearly a decade, Pete led publicly-traded, supply chain software and services provider Manhattan Associates as President and CEO. He also served on Manhattan's Board of Directors. Additionally, Pete has held CEO and executive-level roles at several other technology companies throughout his career, including CheckFree Corporation, NewRoads and Dun & Bradstreet. He currently serves on the board of Ellucian, a cloud-based software company in the education space. Pete resides in Atlanta, Georgia, where Aptos is headquartered.

Job Titles:

• General Manager, Revionics

As General Manager for the Revionics business unit, Scott oversees Revionics' growth and evolution as the leading provider of science-based solutions for pricing, promotions, markdowns and competitive insights. Scott joined Revionics in 2018 and has embraced progressive leadership roles within the company following Aptos' acquisition of Revionics in 2020. For the past 25+ years, Scott has led successful strategic transformations across myriad retail companies and formats, combining his extensive hands-on experience in retail merchandising operations, management consulting and information technology. Recognized as a thought leader within the pricing industry, Scott is a frequent speaker at retail events and has participated on customer advisory boards for some of the leading software, hardware and analytics companies servicing the retail industry. Before joining Revionics, Scott held leadership positions at Belk, Family Dollar, BearingPoint, Accenture and Boomerang Commerce. Scott resides in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Job Titles:

• Chief Human Resources Officer
• Member of the Leadership Team

Serving as Aptos' Chief Human Resources Officer, Terry is a seasoned HR leader with more than 30 years of experience. He currently oversees Aptos' organizational initiatives and global human resources, ensuring that these areas are core competencies and differentiators for the business. Most recently, Terry served as Chief Human Resources Officer for Manhattan Associates. During his decade-long tenure, his global responsibilities included training and development, compensation and benefits, payroll, diversity, talent acquisition and community affairs. Terry also led the company's customer education and change management consulting business. Previously, he served as a Principal Consultant for Linkage, Inc. where he designed, developed and taught leadership and change management programs. Before that, Terry was the Senior Vice President of Human Resources for McKesson Corporation, leading all global human resources functions for McKesson's Healthcare IT business. Terry resides in Atlanta, Georgia, where Aptos is headquartered.