Syndigo Connect Chicago

Simon has over 25 years of leadership experience in technology, having both launched innovative start-ups and run large companies and divisions, in industries such as retail, financial services, and the public sector. Recently, Simon was CEO of Superion, a software provider to local government. Simon led a comprehensive transformation establishing product innovation, go-to-market execution, operational excellence, and a high-performing organization, which led to a multi-company merger that created CentralSquare, with #1 market share in public safety software. Before Superion, Simon led global business units at Verint, an omni-channel customer engagement software provider, and was a serial entrepreneur starting companies in cloud computing, retail in-store video analytics, and workforce optimization.

Nikki leads Syndigo’s Operations and Human Resources teams across the organization, with responsibility for Customer Success, Implementation Services, Customer Support, Retail, and Data and Content Operations. Prior to joining Syndigo, Nikki was a senior executive at Cision where she led Client Experience, Customer Success, Support, Training and Enablement and Account Management, after holding several leadership roles at ADP including Leadership & Development, Implementation Operations and Services. Nikki believes strongly in developing people, fostering leadership opportunities, diversity, and taking risks as keys to successful innovation. She has served in numerous roles as executive sponsor for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion initiatives, being awarded Leadership Excellence in Technology by the National Diversity and Leadership Council in 2020, and recognized in 2019 by the Illinois Diversity Council with the Power50 award for inspiring and influencing others to help shape the future.

As CDO, Andrew leads data strategy at Syndigo, with responsibility for Data Management, Data Quality, and Analytics. In this role, Andrew drives innovation and continuous improvement in data processes, integrations, data solutions, and product capabilities. Prior to joining Syndigo, Andrew held leadership positions at CoreLogic, including Data Management and Data Solutions, aligning data standards and quality with technology driven data solutions.

Dan Hess has worked throughout his career at the intersection of technology and data-enabled businesses. He has held executive toles including CEO, Chief Product Officer, and a leader of sales and marketing teams, from startups to $2B+ organizations. Dan was most recently Global Chief Product Officer for The NPD Group, where his team was responsible for creating the information, analytics, and software products that measure $3T+ of global commerce. Dan has also served as a consultant to many VC and private equity firms, as well as an investor/advisor to many startup and growth state companies in digital media and marketing, SaaS, and e-commerce.

Derek has built a reputation as a skilled executive with P&L responsibility and board-level accountability following 25+ years of driving revenue growth, strategy, and culture for software and tech-enabled service businesses like Evercommerce, RELX, and ConstructConnect. He most recently served as SVP of Sales and Customer Success at Evercommerce, a service commerce platform, where he consolidated go-to-market operations for nine acquired businesses and grew revenue 60% over two years. Derek is based in Atlanta and is a devoted family man with four children. Outside of his commercial successes, he understands the importance of nurturing relationships across diverse business units and creating a culture that enhances engagement and fosters growth.

Tarun is responsible for all functional and regional teams delivering PIM and MDM products and services, globally. Previously Tarun was Managing Direction for Enterprise PIM/MDM Operations, leading customer success, implementation consulting, project delivery, cloud operations, and technical support teams for Syndigo. Tarun has also served as SVP of Product and Engineering for Riversand. With a career spanning Product Strategy and Development, M&A strategy, Data Management Solution Consulting, Operations and Customer Success for cloud-native SaaS MDM solutions, Tarun has developed data management strategy and implemented data management solutions for large multinational corporations across multiple verticals in multiple regions of the world.