Chad Collins is SPS Commerce’s Chief Executive Officer and a member of our board of directors since October 2023.
Chad was previously the Global Chief Executive Officer of Körber Supply Chain Software, where he set the strategy that shaped the direction of the business and empowered customer success.
Chad has spent over 20 years in supply chain technology, building market-leading businesses and pushing what’s possible in supply chain solutions to enable customer innovation. He began his journey in the industry as a supply chain consultant for Cap Gemini Ernst & Young. Before becoming a part of Körber, he was the President and CEO of HighJump, a global supply chain software company which was acquired by Körber in 2017.
He has a Bachelor of Science in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Marquette University and a MBA in Supply Chain Management and Marketing from the University of Minnesota.
James Ramsey
Director
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 SemperVirens 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 from May 2018 to May 2022. 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 Chair from 2014 to May 2017, and May 2022 to October 2023. 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.
