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Tom Alexander

Partner, Business Transformation,
CrossCountry Consulting

Tom Alexander

Tom Alexander is a Partner in CrossCountry’s national Business Transformation practice where he focuses on large enterprise transformation. A highly experienced finance leader skilled in spearheading agile transformation, digitalizing legacy finance processes, and improving operating margins, Tom plays an instrumental role in developing a national, integrated solutions strategy for clients. Tom has over 20 years of experience creating best-in-class data and analytics solutions for business unit leaders and individuals, implementing artificial intelligence and other technologies, streamlining and automating at scale across accounting and internal controls, and developing the finance function of the future through digitalization and employee engagement. Prior to joining CrossCountry, Tom held a number of leadership positions throughout his 22-year career at PwC including serving as the firm’s U.S. Controller where he led a successful multi-year effort to transform the finance function. Previously, he was the CFO of the Assurance practice and a member of the Enterprise Solution Center’s leadership council, helping to influence operations for the firm. Tom has also contributed to Gartner’s “Controllership in the Digital Age,” is a Synapse board member, and is an avid public speaker on the journey to digital. Tom received a degree in Accounting from Westminister College.

Mark Dixon

Senior Consultant,
Nacha Consulting

Mark Dixon

Mark J. Dixon, AAP, AFPP, APRP, CTP, NCP, brings nearly 20 years of financial services sector experience to Nacha Consulting. His expertise in ACH, risk management, technology, and payments complement his leadership skills. Mark has a proven track record of leading client engagements across product design, compliance, risk management, and strategy. He offers expertise in both emerging payments and traditional methods like ACH, wires, and checks. Mark's prior roles include Vice President of Education at NEACH and roles at Wespay and New Hampshire Mutual Bancorp. He holds a BBA and MBA from Southern New Hampshire University and is an adjunct instructor.

Ahmed Fessi

Chief Transformation & Information Officer,
Medius

Ahmed Fessi

FinTech Chief Transformation and Information Officer and Author, passionate about AI, Cyber Security, Digital Transformation and Data Revolution, coming from engineering and computer science background, I spent a good part of my career in charge of complex IT architectures definition and implementation. I had the opportunity to work on multiple industries and get a broad view about Data & Digital Architectures overall as well as IT and Cybersecurity strategies. I am sharing critical views on Data and AI approaches in Startups, SMBs and corporate world, with very practical and pragmatic views and advice. I am the author of "The Data Integration Guide" and "Digital Transformation" books (both available on Amazon), Instructor on Udemy (my courses are available on Udemy Business, with 60k+ students enrolled), and regularly post on Medium : @AhmedF.

Steve Gaida

Experienced Payments Leader in Product Management & Consulting,
Deluxe

Steve Gaida

Steve Gaida is a Payments Subject Matter Expert at Deluxe, supporting mid-market and corporate clients. For the last 12 years, Steve has supported the Deluxe Payments team in a variety of roles which have allowed him to become a true payments expert. He has first-hand knowledge of customer needs and helped build solutions for customers in Product Management. Steve now focuses on helping clients to digitize their payments process through our DPX+ offering.

Josh Gertsch

Senior Industry Principal,
Workiva

Josh Gertsch

Josh is a Senior Industry Principal at Workiva who supports our Financial Reporting practice. Josh began his career and spent nearly a decade with KPMG in their audit and advisory practices followed by serving in industry roles where he held various senior leadership roles in accounting and finance where he oversaw and managed accounting, FP&A, treasury, tax, insurance and system and integrations.

Chelsea Hall

Industry Principal,
Workiva

Chelsea Hall

Chelsea is a Workiva Industry Principal supporting SEC and financial reporting. Her most recent role was Vice President, Corporate Controller of Boart Longyear, which was listed on the Australian Securities Exchange in Sydney, Australia (ASX: BLY). Prior to joining Boart Longyear, Chelsea was the Director of Financial Reporting and Technical Accounting at Control4 (NASDAQ: CTRL). Chelsea began her career at PwC where she primarily served publicly traded companies in the mining, oil and gas, and manufacturing industries. She is a licensed CPA in the state of Utah.

Don Holm

Global Vice President Value Consulting,
Medius

Don Holm

Don has over 25 years’ experience in helping organizations automate accounts payable, digitize supply chains, and optimize working capital. Don leads the Value Consulting Organization at Medius to help customers see and understand the impact AP Automation can have on the business.

Layne Kight

Senior Manager of Solution Consulting,
Deluxe

Layne Kight

Layne Kight is responsible for leading solution consulting across B2B Payments for Deluxe, having previously been responsible for creating and driving strategy for Deluxe’s Digital Receivables offerings. He brings to Deluxe almost a decade of experience in financial services, primarily focused on product management and client solutioning across receivables and payables. His dynamic communication style and love for all things strategy has led to continual features on industry podcasts and webinars. Layne earned his M.B.A. from the prestigious McCombs School of Business at the University of Texas at Austin where he was among the top academic scholars. He received his B.A. in Music and B.B.A. in Marketing with a minor in Public Relations from Texas Tech University, having been selected as the Top Undergraduate Scholar for the Rawls College of Business.

Taylor Nemeth

VP, Product,
PaymentWorks

Taylor Nemeth

Taylor began his career in product management at the CBORD Group. While online ordering was still very much in its infancy, he was a principal architect of the first-to-market online ordering app focused on the higher ed market, GET. Taylor was also responsible for growing usage of CBORD’s payment platform from 20 customers to more than 200+ during his tenure, growth primarily fueled by the creation of the GET app. He was an early employee at PaymentWorks, and has been instrumental in several product developments, including the company’s first-to-market payments security guarantee. He currently leads the Product team, responsible for the overall product vision & strategy.

Dominic Nguyen

Technology Sales Support Manager,
Wolters Kluwer CCH Tagetik

Dominic Nguyen

Dominic Nguyen is a seasoned Enterprise Performance Management (EPM) expert with deep experience in sales, consulting, and strategic advisory. With a strong focus on financial planning, forecasting, and analytics, Dominic’s insights empower businesses to make smarter decisions and drive measurable value in today’s dynamic landscape.

Scott Peck

Partner, Business Transformation,
CrossCountry Consulting

Scott Peck

Based in Tampa, Florida, Scott is a Partner in CrossCountry’s national Business Transformation practice. A visionary data and analytics leader, Scott is skilled at leveraging new technology to unlock the power of data and change the way information is consumed within the organization. He has extensive experience creating value through analytics and innovation and is known as an agent of change with the leadership acumen to develop people and create high-caliber teams by promoting an atmosphere of continuous learning. Prior to CrossCountry, Scott dedicated over 17 years to PwC, most recently serving as the Managing Director for Data & Analytics. He concentrated on leveraging emerging technologies to drive insights into competitive advantage, revenue enhancement, cost optimization, and risk mitigation. Throughout his tenure, working under the CFO organization, Scott led a Data & Analytics team that developed a comprehensive strategy for data consolidation, insights generation, and visualization, as well as initiating AI initiatives tailored to enhance the operations of both the Finance and Human Capital domains. Previously, he served over five years at FISwhere he helped develop and supported credit card processing solutions for mid- and small-size banks.” Scott graduated from Florida State University’s College of Business with a B.A. in Management Information Systems. He is a fundraising volunteer for the National Pediatric Cancer Foundation.

Sarah Sullivan

Senior Solution Consultant,
Workiva

Sarah Sullivan

Sarah is a Senior Solution Consultant with 15 years of experience advising customers on strategic technology adoption. She specializes in creating innovative solutions that drive business transformation and achieve key process improvement goals that deliver lasting value.  

Kyle Trainor

Technology Sales Support Manager,
Wolters Kluwer CCH Tagetik

Kyle Trainor

Kyle Trainor has over a decade of experience in the software industry with key focus areas in supply chain and financial planning. His experience is spread across professional services and solution consulting, where he has developed a passion for product and user experience.

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