Board of Directors

As CEO of SPS Commerce since 2001, Archie Black has led the company to become a recognized leader in retail cloud services with the industry’s largest retail network and more than 80 consecutive quarters of increased revenues.

Archie is a cloud computing pioneer and has helped SPS Commerce transform the retail industry by replacing traditional enterprise software with a more responsive, agile retail platform. Under his leadership, SPS Commerce has grown from a groundbreaking, disruptive idea into a global powerhouse with the largest retail network and the industry’s first integrated suite of products architected for today’s omnichannel retail market.

He is the recipient of numerous awards including EY Entrepreneur of the Year and the Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal’s Titans of Technology, and is a frequent presenter at industry, investor and academic events.

He has a Bachelor of Science from Marquette University.

James Ramsey has served as a director since March 2014. Mr. Ramsey co-founded and served as board member of Vlocity Inc., a provider of industry-specific cloud CRM applications, from 2014 to 2020. Mr. Ramsey also serves on the boards of Ambra Health (formerly DicomGrid), a privately-held company. Previously, Mr. Ramsey served as the Executive Vice President of Worldwide Sales and Distribution at NetSuite Inc., a publicly traded provider of cloud-based business management software, from 2011 to 2013, and on the board of Flipgrid, Inc., which was sold to Microsoft, from 2014 to 2019. Prior to his position as Executive Vice President, Mr. Ramsey held several senior executive roles at NetSuite, including Vice President of the Americas and Senior Vice President of Worldwide Sales and Distribution. Prior to NetSuite Inc., Mr. Ramsey served in various sales management roles at Oracle Corporation.

Marty Réaume has served as a director since 2018. Currently, Ms. Réaume is serving as an HR Venture Advisor at SempierViens Venture Capital. Ms. Réaume served as Chief People Officer of Twilio Inc., a publicly traded developer and provider of a cloud-based platform enabling organizations to integrate voice, messaging and video communications capabilities into their software applications from 2017 to 2019. From 2015 to 2017, she served as Chief People Officer of Fitbit, Inc., a publicly traded technology company focused on delivering health solutions that impact health outcomes. Ms. Réaume served as Chief People Officer of NetSuite, Inc., a publicly traded provider of cloud-based business management software, from 2009 to 2014, and served as its head of human resources from 2006 to 2009. Prior to that, Ms. Réaume served as director of human resources at Royal & Sunalliance, a multinational insurance company, from 2001 to 2005.

Tami Reller has served as a director since May 2016 and Chair since May 2018. Ms. Reller has served as President of Duly Health and Care, a health care company, since May 2021. Ms. Reller has served as Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing and Experience Officer of UnitedHealthcare, the health benefits platform of UnitedHealth Group, since November 2017. From April 2017 to November 2017, Ms. Reller served as Chief Growth Officer of Optum, and from June 2016 to April 2017 she served as Chief Financial Officer of Optum, the health service platform of UnitedHealth Group, and as Chief Marketing Officer of Optum from September 2014 to June 2016. From April 2001 until September 2014, Ms. Reller served in several executive roles with Microsoft Corporation including Executive Vice President of Marketing, Windows Chief Financial Officer and Chief Marketing Officer, Divisional Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Vice President of Dynamics. She was also the Chief Financial Officer of Great Plains Software from 1999 to 2001, until the company was acquired by Microsoft Corporation.

Philip Soran has served as a director since July 2010 and Chairman from 2014 to May 2017. Mr. Soran served as President, Chief Executive Officer, and a director of Compellent Technologies, Inc., a publicly traded software company that he co-founded in March 2002, until its acquisition by Dell Inc. in February 2011, after which he served as the President of Dell Compellent from February 2011 to March 2012. Mr. Soran also serves as Lead Director on the board of directors of Piper Sandler Companies, a publicly traded investment bank. He also serves as a director for Foodsby, a privately-held food delivery service and Spineology, a private medical technology company. He previously served on the board of directors of Help Systems, LLC, a privately held software company, prior to its sale in March 2018 and Hutchinson Technology Incorporated, a public manufacturing company, from 2011 until its 2016 acquisition by TDK Corporation. Mr. Soran was the Executive Chairman of Flipgrid from January of 2015 until its sale to Microsoft in June of 2018. From July 1995 to August 2001, Mr. Soran served as President, Chief Executive Officer and a member of the board of directors of Xiotech, which Mr. Soran co-founded in July 1995. Xiotech was acquired by Seagate in January 2000. From October 1993 to April 1995, Mr. Soran served as Executive Vice President of Prodea Software Corporation, a data warehousing software company. Mr. Soran also held a variety of management, sales, marketing, and technical positions with IBM. Mr. Soran is also a Trustee for University of St. Thomas and the University of Minnesota Foundation. He is a Director for the Great Minnesota Schools.

Anne Sempowski Ward has served as a director since November 2020. Ms. Sempowski Ward currently serves as the Chief Executive Officer and Chair at CURiO Brands, a consumer goods company that manufactures and sells personal care and home fragrance products. Prior to CURiO Brands, Ms. Sempowski Ward served as the CEO of The Thymes, LLC from April 2012 until January 2016 when it merged with DPM Fragrance to become CURiO Brands. In July 2008, Ms. Sempowski Ward co-founded The FORWARD Group, a consulting firm focused on growth strategies for mid-sized companies and key executives, and served as its Chief Executive Officer until April 2012. Previously, from October 2007 until July 2010, Ms. Sempowski Ward was with Johnson Publishing Company, serving as the President and Chief Operating Officer of its Ebony, Jet and Fashion Fair Cosmetics business units. Prior to that, Ms. Sempowski Ward served as an Assistant Vice President for The Coca-Cola Company from September 2006 until September 2007 and held various positions with Procter & Gamble between May 1994 and August 2006, most recently as Associate Marketing Director, Beauty. Ms. Sempowski Ward holds a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering and Material Science from Duke University and an M.B.A. from Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business.

Sven Wehrwein has served as a director since July 2008. Mr. Wehrwein has been an independent financial consultant to emerging companies since 1999. During his 35-plus years in accounting and finance, Mr. Wehrwein has experience as a certified public accountant (inactive), investment banker to emerging growth companies, chief financial officer, and audit committee chair. He currently serves on the board of directors of Atricure, Inc., a publicly traded medical device company, and Proto Labs, Inc., a publicly traded internet-enabled manufacturer of custom parts. Mr. Wehrwein also served on the board of directors of Compellent Technologies, Inc. from 2007 until its acquisition by Dell Inc. in 2011, on the board of Vital Images, Inc. from 1997 until its acquisition by Toshiba Medical in 2011, on the board of Synovis Life Technologies, Inc. from 2004 until its acquisition by Baxter International, Inc. in 2012, on the board of Cogentix Medical, Inc. from 2006 to 2016, and on the board of Image Sensing Systems, Inc. from 2006 to 2012, all of which were publicly traded companies.