As chief financial officer at SPS Commerce since 2007, Kim Nelson is responsible for leading the company’s finance organization, including fostering relationships with bankers and research analysts and advancing the company's financial strategy. Under her financial leadership, SPS Commerce held its initial public offering on April 21, 2010, and she continues to provide the insight, governance and strategy that drives the company’s growth. 

 

As a result, SPS Commerce was named a 2015 Forbes Most Trustworthy Companies in America as a business most trusted by investors and shareholders. Kim was also named CFO of the Year by the Minneapolis/ St. Paul Business Journal in 2010.

 

Prior to joining SPS Commerce, she led Amazon's investor relations department and held other financial leadership positions in financial planning, analysis and forecasting. Before Amazon, she held financial management positions at Pillsbury (now General Mills) and Nestle.

 

Kim has a Bachelor of Science in finance from Babson College, and a Master of Business Administration from the University of St. Thomas.