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Spotnana leadership team

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  • Steve Singh
    Executive Chairman & CEO
    Steve Singh
    Executive Chairman & CEO

    Steve serves as Spotnana’s Executive Chairman and CEO in addition to his role as Managing Director at Madrona Venture Group, a Spotnana investor. Steve was the founder and CEO of Concur, and he served on the Executive Board of SAP running SAP’s cloud business group.

    Steve also serves as the Chairman of IDG, the Executive Chairman of Troop, Magnify, Center, Archway, and Direct Travel, and he serves on the board of Clari and Leaf Logistics.

  • Sarosh Waghmar
    Founder, Co-Chairman, & Chief Product Officer
    Sarosh Waghmar
    Founder, Co-Chairman, & Chief Product Officer

    Sarosh has spent over 20 years building successful businesses in the travel space. As the Founder, Co-Chairman, and Chief Product Officer of Spotnana, he leads the company’s efforts to build the industry’s first Travel-as-a-Service platform. His passion is to provide the travel industry with a modern technology stack that opens the door to a new generation of traveler experiences.

    Before Spotnana, Sarosh founded WTMC, which was the first travel management company to build direct connections to global airlines at the highest possible level of certification. Outside of Spotnana, Sarosh loves cooking and sharing meals with colleagues, friends, and family.

  • Frank Pelzer
    President & COO
    Frank Pelzer
    President & COO

    Frank serves as Spotnana’s Chief Operating Officer. Prior to joining Spotnana, Frank was the CFO of F5, a security and app services company. He previously served as the President and COO of the Cloud Business Group at SAP and CFO of Concur. Frank currently serves on the Board of Directors at Freshworks and Direct Travel and previously served on the board of directors of Duck Creek Technologies and Benefitfocus as well as several private companies.

  • Vikram Bhambri
    EVP, Product
    Vikram Bhambri
    EVP, Product

    With over 25 years of experience as a business and product management leader, Vikram has a proven track record of creating and delivering successful products from inception to launch for companies like DataStax, Microsoft, Dell EMC, and IBM. Holding 7 US and 2 international patents, he has driven significant revenue growth and led large global teams to build scalable product portfolios. His expertise spans Cloud, data platforms, and storage solutions, with notable achievements including the launch of AstraDB at DataStax, managing over $2B in revenue at Dell EMC, and leading the highly successful launch of the Microsoft Azure Platform. Vikram is known for building strong teams, making data-driven decisions, solving complex problems, and aligning products with business objectives.

  • Ashish Chaudhary
    EVP, Engineering
    Ashish Chaudhary
    EVP, Engineering

    Ashish Chaudhary is dedicated to shaping product strategy, envisioning innovative ideas, and leading a team of product and design experts to create products that both align with customer needs and drive business growth.

    Ashish brings extensive experience in scaling companies, having held leadership roles at American Express, Microsoft, PayPal, Blackhawk Network, Twilio, and most recently at Weave Communications, where he took the company public on the NYSE. Ashish holds a Master’s degree in machine design from Indian Institute of Technology – Madras.

  • Will Arora
    EVP, Engineering
    Will Arora
    EVP, Engineering

    Will serves as EVP of Engineering at Spotnana, where he is building technology to delight every traveler with the perfect trip. He previously served as CTO of Assurance IQ (acquired by Prudential Financial), where he built systems to simplify insurance shopping, helping millions of Americans protect their assets. Earlier in his career, while at Amazon, he led a global team to optimize the company’s supply chain and get the Prime badge on millions of additional items. Will holds a B.S. & Ph.D. from MIT in Electrical Engineering & Computer Science.

  • Jessica Bartlett
    SVP, People
    Jessica Bartlett
    SVP, People

    Jessica leads the Global People Team at Spotnana who focuses on recruiting, retaining and developing Spotnana’s most valuable asset, its people. She strives to cultivate an environment where employees thrive, grow and develop, feel valued, respected and included, and have the best moments of their career.

    Jessica has led people teams at tech companies through high growth stages, including IPOs, as well as ownership and leadership changes. Prior to Spotnana, Jessica was Head of People at Braze leading them through a successful IPO in November 2021 (Nasdaq: BRZE) and GroundTruth (formerly xAd).

  • Bill Brindle
    EVP, Content & Commercials
    Bill Brindle
    EVP, Content & Commercials

    Bill is responsible for Spotnana’s supplier relationships. Prior to Spotnana, Bill served as COO of American Express Global Business Travel, where he led the company’s global operational delivery teams. He also served for many years as COO of HRG, where he led innovations in HRG’s technology, distribution, product development, and client data, as well as leading the growth and ultimate sale of its Fraedom payments business to Visa.

    Starting his career in the Civil Service, Bill moved into the travel industry in 1980, holding various positions in distribution technology with British Caledonian Airways and Amadeus Global Travel Distribution before joining HRG.

  • Bill Tillman
    EVP, Sales
    Bill Tillman
    EVP, Sales

    Bill Tillman is the Executive Vice President of Sales at Spotnana, having joined the company in January 2021. Bill develops Spotnana’s Go-To-Market plans, oversees Sales, Partnerships and Account Management globally and leads Spotnana’s growth strategy. Prior to joining Spotnana, Bill held senior leadership roles at Thrive Global, SAP Concur, and Outtask. As one of the first hires at Outtask, Bill was instrumental in bringing the Cliqbook Travel Online Booking Tool (now Concur Travel) to market in North America and Europe.

  • Justin Schuster
    SVP, Marketing
    Justin Schuster
    SVP, Marketing

    Justin leads the Spotnana marketing team, which is responsible for the company’s brand, communications, product marketing, and demand generation. He most recently led marketing at Blend as it grew from a startup through to a successful IPO.

    Prior to joining Blend, Justin spent nearly 5 years in ad tech serving as Corporate CMO at Acxiom and Head of Marketing at LiveRamp. Earlier in his career, Justin held leadership positions at Lithium, MarketTools, and Symantec. He is a graduate of the University of California, San Diego, and holds an MBA from the University of California, Berkeley Haas School of Business.