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LEADERSHIP


MEET OUR TEAM OF PROCUREMENT, PURCHASING, FINANCE, DATA SCIENCE, AND ENGINEERING
EXPERTS




EXECUTIVE TEAM

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NINA VELLAYAN

PRESIDENT & CEO


NINA VELLAYAN

PRESIDENT & CEO

With over 25 years of experience, Nina has a successful background with private
and public companies, large and small companies, enterprise SaaS, and building
high-performance management teams. Nina has a unique entrepreneurial leadership
style that has repeatedly shown measurable results due to her effective
planning, organizational, and communication skills, as well as her
solution-oriented approach to problem-solving. Prior to joining the team at
Xeeva, Nina was an investor and acting CEO of Stewardship Technology, Inc. She
has also held multiple senior-level executive and investor positions within
financial, payments, and software technology organizations, including CEO of
FrontStream Payments, Inc., COO of Official Payments, Inc. (Nasdaq: OPAY), and a
divisional President at Sallie Mae (Nasdaq: SLM).

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FATIH ARSLAN

CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER


FATIH ARSLAN

CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

As Chief Financial Officer, Fatih Arslan oversees all finance and accounting
activities, including financial planning, strategic analysis, forecasting, and
financial reporting. Mr. Arslan has nearly two decades of experience in both
public and private companies, ranging from startups to global
multi-billion-dollar organizations. He has built a reputation by providing
guidance in process improvement, process design, systems implementation, and
change management initiatives involving finance, purchasing, and operations. His
experience also includes merger and acquisition activities, strategy
development, and business planning. Fatih has served in an executive capacity
for multiple technology companies and held progressive roles ranging from
Program Manager, Controller, Global Controller, VP of Finance, COO, and CFO. He
has an MBA in Finance from Wayne State University and a Bachelor of Science in
Management from Bilkent University in Ankara, Turkey.

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STEVE GRIFFITHS

CHIEF STRATEGY OFFICER


STEVE GRIFFITHS

CHIEF STRATEGY OFFICER

As Chief Strategy Officer, Steve works closely with our advanced analytics,
product, and delivery teams, bringing over 40 years of domain expertise in
procurement and strategy. A former Partner at both A.T. Kearney and Booz Allen
Hamilton, he led the advancement of their Sourcing and Operations practices. He
has also started and run multiple procurement businesses, including one of the
largest buying consortia, an integrated supply business, a net market, and
low-cost country sourcing business in Europe and in Asia. He brings deep
experience across a wide range of industries, including Automotive, Aerospace,
Electronics, Retail, Consumer Goods, Health Care Products, and Utilities. Steve
has an MBA from Harvard University, a Masters in Operations Research from
University of Pittsburgh, and a Bachelors in Industrial Engineering from
Virginia Polytechnic Institute.

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ULI MUENCH

EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT, OPERATIONS AND PROFESSIONAL SERVICES


ULI MUENCH

EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT, OPERATIONS AND PROFESSIONAL SERVICES

Uli Muench serves as Executive Vice President, Operations and Professional
Services at Xeeva. Over the past two decades, Uli has held leadership positions
at various consulting and technology companies in Europe, North America, and
Asia. He has an extensive record of advising clients on their technology and
business transformation initiatives. Uli holds an MBA from Saint Joseph’s
University in Philadelphia and an M.S. in Engineering Management from the
Mannheim University of Applied Sciences in Mannheim, Germany. He is an avid
cyclist and runner. He lives in the greater Philadelphia region.


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APARNA GUDE

VP OF PRODUCTS & INNOVATION


APARNA GUDE

VP OF PRODUCTS & INNOVATION

As Vice President of Products & Innovation at Xeeva, Aparna manages Xeeva’s
product vision and portfolio strategy. With over 20 years of experience working
in and managing globally distributed teams, she is a leader with deep expertise
in building scalable cloud based SaaS applications with a focus on digital
transformation using analytics-based solutions. Her success is in leveraging and
enabling new technologies with automated processes to bring differentiated
solutions to market with an emphasis on building exceptional end-to-end digital
user experiences and integrated solutions. She champions client experience while
effectively managing commercialization. Prior to joining Xeeva, Aparna has
worked in integrated payments, communications, public and private sector, and
most recently as Director of Integrated Payments at Paya. She holds an MBA from
American University as well as an MS in Anthropology from Syracuse University.

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CHAD HILL

VP OF SALES & MARKETING


CHAD HILL

VP OF SALES & MARKETING

As Vice President of Sales & Marketing, Chad leads Xeeva’s Business Development
and Customer Success teams across North America and India. Chad brings over 15
years of experience in Business Development, Customer Success, Team Development
and Organizational Design. Chad has passionately focused his development over
the past 8 years on specializing in Procurement and Supply Chain technology and
process (Budget-to-Pay, eCommerce, Sourcing, Data Enrichment, Control Tower and
Spend Analytics) and his deep knowledge of the procurement process coupled with
his ability to develop sales talent provides the skills needed to drive Xeeva’s
future revenue goals. Chad resides in Phoenix, AZ with his wife, daughter and
dog Gus. Chad studied at Arizona State University for his undergraduate work and
Northeastern University for his Graduate MBA program, including a study abroad
program at Moscow State University.

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RAJEEV SAINI

VP OF ENGINEERING


RAJEEV SAINI

VP OF ENGINEERING

As Vice President of Engineering, Rajeev manages and directs the engineering
team. His deep knowledge of technology and processes enables him to drive
strategic planning, technology product design, quality assurance, and cross-team
collaboration. He is a passionate and experienced leader responsible for all the
important technical decisions on every product in our extensive portfolio of
enterprise software solutions. Rajeev holds a master's degree in Computer
Applications. He is a great soccer player and has represented his state multiple
times.

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CHRISTOPHER HUDSON

VICE PRESIDENT, PEOPLE


CHRISTOPHER HUDSON

VICE PRESIDENT, PEOPLE

As the Vice President of People, Christopher works to ensure a people-focused
approach across the operations, with a focus on acquiring new talent, developing
organizational leaders, and guiding human behaviors that support Xeeva’s mission
and values. With 20 years of both strategic and tactical experience in talent
management programming, he believes a world-class culture to be the driving
force behind business success. He has led people and culture initiatives in
Europe, the U.S., Canada, Brazil, and Malaysia. Christopher is certified through
the Society for Human Resource Management in the United States and through the
Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development in the United Kingdom and the
Republic of Ireland. Additionally, he holds a bachelor’s degree in French from
Old Dominion University and a post-graduate degree in Arts in Human Resource
Management from the National College of Ireland. Christopher lives in St.
Petersburg, Florida, enjoys traveling in his RV, and owns a small crafting
business.


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