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kneat.com, Inc.

Senior Vice President, Global Operations - Mr. McNamara has more than 25 years’ experience in customer success, operations and management in information technology. Mr. McNamara’s career includes leading Network Operations for a cybersecurity company, several years working in customer-facing roles, and serving in Malaysia for semiconductor company. Immediately prior to joining Kneat, Mr. McNamara served as Senior Director of Customer Success for the EMEA region for cloud computing and virtualization technology company Citrix, where he also served as Site Leader for its Dublin office. Mr. McNamara holds a Bachelor of Business Studies from University of Limerick and a Master of Science with Honors from Dublin City University.

Senior Vice President, Global Sales - Mr. Michelsen has accumulated over 35 years of experience in business operations and sales in life science and technical organizations, after starting his career as a programmer and quality assurance tester. Mr. Michelsen's career has primarily focused on the successful application of information technology to improve processes and ultimately quality and operations. Immediately prior to joining Kneat in 2022, Mr. Michelsen served as a Senior Vice President at a global IT consultancy with employees present in Europe, Asia and North America. Mr. Michelsen holds a Master Degree in Management, Organization, Production, and Productivity from Technical University of Denmark.

Chief Technical Officer - Mr. Holmes has over 35 years of experience in information technology, driving engineering and product in international organisations across a variety of industries including fintech, database and banking. Immediately prior to joining Kneat in 2020, Mr. Holmes led globally distributed teams responsible for software product development and support. Mr. Holmes holds a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science and Maths from University College Dublin

Chief People and Culture Officer Ms. McCarthy has over 35 years of experience in human resources, serving global information technology companies in various capacities, ranging from talent acquisition, talent development, organisation design, learning and development, employee engagement and change management. Immediately prior to joining Kneat in 2021, Ms. McCarthy led an extensive in-country HR team spanning 50 countries across Europe, Middle East and Africa. Ms. McCarthy holds a Bachelor of Economics from University College Cork, a post-graduate diploma in Computer Systems Analysis from University of Galway, and a Master in Business Administration from University of Limerick.

Carol Leaman is the CEO of Axonify, a SaaS based training and communications platform for the frontline used in over 150 countries. Over the past 20 years, Carol has built a track record of successfully leading technology companies. Prior to Axonify, Carol was the CEO of PostRack Inc., a social engagement analytics platform that she sold to Google. She was also the CEO at a number of other technology firms, including RSS Solutions and Fakespace Systems. Carol is a celebrated entrepreneur and award-winning thought leader whose articles appear in leading learning, business and technology publications. Carol sits on the Boards of several Canadian high-tech organizations. Carol holds a BA, a Masters of Accounting (MAcc) and a Fellow of Chartered Professional Accountants (FCPA) designation.