MEET THE VISIONARIES GUIDING OUR TEAM

REVALIZE LEADERSHIP

Our leadership team brings deep software expertise to all of Revalize’s offerings. They are dedicated to building the most complete commercial operations solution in the market — and a work culture that thrives on humility, respect, and collective adaptability.

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Meet Our Leaders

Chief Executive Officer

Jim Contardi
Managing Director, EMEA

Marc Maurer
Chief Financial Officer

Kevin McAdams
Chief Revenue Officer

Bryan Klann
Chief Delivery Officer

Francisco Romero

Chief Executive Officer

Jim Contardi

Jim’s leadership style is molded by more than 30 years of working with and helping grow remarkable teams. With a career in technology, he brings a clear understanding of how to leverage technology to solve problems and improve operations on behalf of customers. 

Prior to Revalize, Jim was CEO of AutoQuotes, the leading platform for configuring, pricing, and quoting commercial foodservice equipment, as well as the CEO of Avitru, the developer of AIA MasterSpec and the leading platform for specifying non-residential construction projects. 

Previously, Jim spent seven years at FinTech leader First Data Corporation in a series of general management and go-to-market leadership roles. He started his career as a sales rep at IBM and later moved to senior roles at i2 Technologies and SAP. 

Jim earned his B.S. in Computer Engineering from Iowa State University and his MBA from Southern Methodist University. He exercises his passion for motorsports and competition as a gentleman sports car racer. 

Managing Director, EMEA

Marc Maurer

As Managing Director of EMEA operations, Marc is responsible for all revenue-related activities, leading the EMEA team, and driving overall culture and productivity.

In his previous role as Portfolio Manager for Constellation Software Inc., he acquired, integrated, and operated several highly specialized B2B software companies in the DACH region. Prior to Constellation, Marc held sales leadership positions at SAP, SAS Institute, and Nokia.

Marc earned a Ph.D. from the University of Zurich and enjoys hiking in the Swiss mountains.

Chief Financial Officer

Kevin McAdams

Kevin is a CPA who began his career in public accounting working for KPMG.  He spent the next fifteen years working for three different Fortune 100 Companies in the consumer products, telecommunications, and healthcare sectors.  Kevin’s more recent experience includes thirteen years of progressive accounting, finance and operational responsibilities that eventually culminated in his internal promotion to the CFO role at PGi, a $500M international global telecommunications company. 

He most recently served as CFO of Aptean, a global enterprise software company, where he successfully executed an extensive Finance transformation while helping the company significantly through both organic and inorganic growth. He resides in Roswell, Georgia with his wife, Karen. 

Chief Revenue Officer

Bryan Klann

In the role of CRO, Bryan is responsible for driving the integration, transformation, and growth of our global Go to Market functions of sales, marketing, customer success, and customer support. 

Prior to Revalize, Bryan was Chief Revenue Officer at MeridianLink, a leading provider of cloud-based software solutions for financial institutions. Bryan joined MeridianLink shortly after their acquisition by private equity firm, Thoma Bravo and led them through their IPO. His additional leadership experience includes his posts as Chief Revenue Officer at DealerSocket (a Vista Equity Partners company), Chief Sales Officer at Volaris Group (A Constellation Software Inc. operating company) and VP of Sales at Sage Software.  

Bryan resides in Austin, TX, enjoys international travel, avidly supporting Chelsea FC and all things BBQ. 

Chief Delivery Officer

Francisco Romero

Francisco leads the teams responsible for the core delivery functions at Revalize focused on product development and deployment, content management, and operating the infrastructure on which the company runs.  

He has a 15-year career in technology spanning Infrastructure as a Service, Edge Delivery Services, Enterprise Software Development, and IT Outsourcing Services. His expertise lies in leveraging analytics and operational excellence to drive accelerated growth and transformations.  Francisco has an MS&E in Materials Science from UT Austin and a B.S in Chemical Engineering from the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México. He is a passionate golfer, windsurfer, and mountain biker in addition to being an avid audio enthusiast. 

Senior Vice President of Product Engineering

Dustin Keefer
Senior Vice President of Acquisition Integration

Jen Kirk
Senior Vice President of Product Management

Neil Dholakia
Senior Vice President of Marketing

Ruben Mier

Senior Vice President of Product Engineering

Dustin Keefer

Dustin Keefer is the SVP of Product Engineering at Revalize Software and oversees the company’s software engineering and quality assurance disciplines. Dustin leads the engineering teams charged with modernizing Revalize’s technology, and he is responsible for transforming the methods through which the company builds and deploys software. Dustin has over 20 years of experience leading strategic technology initiatives including the planning, analysis, and implementation of software applications and enterprise platforms. He is passionate about building high-performing teams and believes this to be an essential skill for engineering leaders. Dustin is also former combat medic for the 3rd Battalion 15th Infantry Regiment in the US Army. 

Senior Vice President of Acquisition Integration

Jen Kirk

Jen has led countless acquisition integration efforts and significant strategic transformations in her 24-year career.  In her role at Revalize, she is responsible for orchestrating the multitude of initiatives that are part of bringing an acquired company into our ecosystem and operating model.  Before joining the team, she led her own firm building M&A programs for companies across a range of industries, acted as the driving force behind several customer and employee experience implementations, and advised on the future of work.  She is a wife, mother to 6 children, caretaker of a very old outdoor cat named Fluffers, and avid writer. 

Senior Vice President of Product Management

Neil Dholakia

In this role, Neil is charged with defining the product and platform vision, owning, and prioritizing the global product roadmap, and communicating the overall product and business strategy, both internally and externally. He is tasked with building and transforming the Product Management team into a scalable organization that executes our quickly evolving product and growth strategies. 

Neil has over 25-years of experience in product and engineering leadership roles from start-up to large multi-national-sized companies. He comes to us from Aurea Software, having served in the leadership roles of SVP, Product and SVP, Solutions. Prior to Aurea, he served as chief product officer of Keller Williams International, where he helped digitally transform the largest real estate franchise company in the world to an AI-driven real estate technology company. 

Neil lives in Austin, Texas with his wife and three sons. He spends his off time coaching his sons’ robotics teams and is president of Central Texas Robotics Competition League. He recently added a hobby of building and flying autonomous drones. His goal is to achieve 50KM waypoint mission around Austin’s Lake Travis. 

Senior Vice President of Marketing

Ruben Mier

In his role, Ruben drives the entire marketing cycle including demand generation, field marketing, corporate marketing, brand management and internal and external communications. His marketing leadership is instrumental in creating an example for our customers of executing to a scalable, digital-first approach to market, which is core to the value proposition of Revalize. 

Prior to Revalize, Ruben was VP of Marketing at Seismic, the world leader in sales enablement software, where he was responsible for Global Demand Generation, Account Based Marketing (ABM), and Partner Marketing. Ruben harmoniously bridges deep data-driven methodologies with creative innovation resulting in a dynamic engine that ultimately drives revenue. 

Ruben earned an MBA from Pepperdine University with a focus on entrepreneurship and a BA in theater from the University of California, San Diego. He is originally from Buenos Aires, Argentina, speaks 3 languages, plays nine musical instruments, is an avid martial artist with two black belts, and loves all performing arts.  

Vice President of Customer Experience

Batch Batchelder
Vice President of Accounting & Corporate Controller

Eric Smith
Vice President of Professional Services

Jason Boys
Vice President of Corporate Development

Keith Tice
Vice President of Finance

Kim York

Vice President of Customer Experience

Batch Batchelder

Batch Batchelder, Vice President of Customer Experience, brings over 24 years of experience in the technology, services, and solutions fields to his role. As VP of CX, he leads a team dedicated to world-class Customer Support and Customer Success programs, leading those functions to optimize the value customers receive from their Revalize investment.  

His past roles have provided leadership to Customer Support and Success Teams as well as driving critical transformation programs in equity backed software, services, and solutions firms.  

Batch is a proud husband and girl-dad, alumni of Mississippi State University and loves spending time with his family in the mountains whenever possible. 

Vice President of Accounting & Corporate Controller

Eric Smith

Eric is a team-oriented leader with a reputation for developing robust financial reporting infrastructure, systems integration and implementation, and process improvement to support scalability.  Eric is passionate about building a cohesive workplace that encourages others to develop professionally and continually grow. 

Prior to Revalize, Eric was controller of AutoQuotes the leading provider of technology solutions and services for the foodservice equipment and supplies industry.  Eric was previously the controller of Eye South Partners, a regional network of leading medical and surgical specialty eye care providers and has seven years of public accounting experience as an auditor.  

Eric has a bachelor’s and master’s degree in accounting from Georgia Southern University and is a Certified Public Accountant in the state of Georgia.  In his free time, he enjoys spending time with his wife and two young children and playing guitar.  

Vice President of Professional Services

Jason Boys

Jasonhas an extensive career in the technology field spanning 20+ years with multiple leadership roles across services, customer success, and operations. In his role as Vice President of Professional Services, he leads the team dedicated to enabling customers to efficiently implement and maximize value from Revalize’s industry-leading software solutions. 

Prior to taking his new role with Revalize, Jason served as the Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of, Hybrid Cloud Ecosystem at IBM. Jason has an undergraduate degree in finance from Florida State University and an MBA from Georgia State University. He lives in Atlanta with his wife Erin and two sons, Parker and Matthew. 

Vice President of Corporate Development

Keith Tice

Keith leads Revalize’s Corporate Development function where he oversees M&A activity for the company. Keith brings an established software acquisition track record having successfully completed over $1bn in transaction value in North America and Europe and will continue to drive Revalize’s entry to new geographies and vertical markets. 

Prior to Revalize, Keith has spent over a decade in strategic roles, most recently serving as the VP of Corporate Development at Accruent, a leading provider of facilities management software. He began his career in the agriculture industry before moving to consulting, with roles at ICF International, and later with Deloitte. 

Keith earned his B.S. from Virginia Tech and his MBA from The College of William & Mary. He is an avid outdoorsman and lives in Austin, Texas with his wife and two kids. 

Vice President of Finance

Kim York

Kim is the VP of Finance for the Revalize enterprise. Prior to joining Revalize, Kim was the Sr. Director of FP&A and Treasury at First Advantage, a leading provider of technology solutions for screening, verifications, safety and compliance related to human capital.  She enjoys being a business partner and providing clear, concise, and relevant financial insights to enable organizations to make the best strategic decisions and help them achieve both short-term and long-term goals.  Kim holds her BS in Analytical Finance from Wake Forest University. 

Kim and her husband, Travis, reside in Atlanta with their three boys: Ward, Wilson, and Whit.   You can typically find her on a sports field on the weekend, cheering on or coaching her kids!  She also enjoys cooking, baking, and biking in her free time. 

Director of Legal

Clay Sauncy
Director of Strategic Programs

Laura Farron
Director of Transformation Programs

Miles Melka

Director of Legal

Clay Sauncy

Clay serves as Director of Legal and is responsible for building and overseeing the company’s global legal department. He is an experienced Attorney and enjoys being a strategic partner to support fast-paced businesses as well as helping guide the company to respond to the wide variety of matters that come with an increasingly complex global environment. Prior to joining Revalize, Clay was Director, Legal Counsel at Accruent, a SaaS-based facility software company in Austin, TX.  

Clay holds a BS in Political Science from TCU and a JD from Texas A&M University. Clay and his wife Kelsey live in Austin raising their three boys: Dutch, Wade, and Clark. Clay enjoys cars, fitness, and spending time outdoors with his family. 

Director of Strategic Programs

Laura Farron

Laura’s professional background spans a variety of environments, from a 2-person startup to a government agency. She’s worked in SaaS for nearly a decade with a focus on customer experience and product management. Most recently, Laura was the Director of Customer Experience for LeadMethod, a Revalize brand focused on channel partner engagement and sales enablement. Her responsibilities as Director of Strategic Programs at Revalize include enhancing internal operations through analytics and discipline, driving strategic projects across the Delivery Engine, and supporting acquisition integrations to drive long-term business value.  

Laura earned a B.A. in Business Administration & Management with a Minor in Sociology from the University of Puget Sound and now lives in Missoula, MT with her husband, their 1-year-old daughter, dog, and cat. In her free time, you can find Laura enjoying the surrounding forests, mountains, and lakes of Montana, or experimenting with a new recipe.  

Director of Transformation Programs

Miles Melka

As Director of Transformation Programs, Miles helps drive the executive leadership team toward achieving their goals and the company goals. In addition to managing the cadence of the leadership team, Miles drives strategic initiatives across Revalize functions in pursuit of achieving next-level performance. His prior experience in sales, product, engineering, and support provide a broad foundation to his cross-functional role.  

Miles received a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He lives in Chicago with his wife Stephanie and their cat Paolo. 

Meet Our Investors

TA Associates

Hg

ST6

TA Associates

TA is a leading global growth private equity firm. Focused on targeted sectors within five industries – technology, healthcare, financial services, consumer, and business services – the firm invests in profitable, growing companies with opportunities for sustained growth, and has invested in more than 550 companies around the world. Investing as either a majority or minority investor, TA employs a long-term approach, utilizing its strategic resources to help management teams build lasting value in high-quality growth companies. TA has raised $47.5 billion in capital since its founding in 1968. The firm’s more than 100 investment professionals are based in Boston, Menlo Park, London, Mumbai, and Hong Kong. More information about TA can be found at www.ta.com.

Hg

Hg is a leading investor in software and services, focused on backing businesses that change how we all do business. Deep technology expertise, complemented by vertical application specialisation and dedicated operational support, provides a compelling proposition to management teams looking to scale their businesses. Hg has funds under management of around $40 billion, with an investment team of over 140 professionals, plus a portfolio team of around 40 operators, providing practical support to help our businesses to realise their growth ambitions. Based in London, Munich and New York, Hg has a portfolio of over 35 software and technology businesses, worth around $92 billion aggregate enterprise value, with over 55,000 employees globally, growing at over 20% per year. Visit www.hgcapital.com for more information.

ST6

ST6 is an elite team of software operating executives that partner with private equity sponsors to transform software companies and accelerate value creation.

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As an organization, Revalize is committed to providing transparency to our audiences through the voices of our leaders in all functions. Our media appearances are meant to amplify the most up-to-date Revalize news from corporate endeavors to product launches. Take a peek at our latest media highlights featured here.

"It is clear that the buyer’s journey has become increasingly digital; operators and channel partners want to discover, explore – and even transact – digitally. Yet despite this secular trend, there is no at-scale provider of software solutions that helps manufacturers and their channels navigate this new world… we feel we can address this unmet need." - FE&S Magazine, November 2021
Jim ContardiCEO
Jim Contardi
"We are now building CPQ solutions for various industries that not just enhance but extend the lifecycle of operations that we fit into… through our growing portfolio, we go from design to cash in all of these industries." - Novus CPQ Podcast, November 2021
Neil DholakiaSVP, Product
Neil Dholakia
"We are vertical specific, meaning that we look for solutions to add to the portfolio that meet a particular manufacturing need or space where we're not yet operating. We're really just looking to continue to accelerate our growth both domestically as well as in Europe. We'd also like to add some multilingual software solutions into the portfolio as well." - Jacksonville Business Journal, October 2021
Batch BatchelderVP, Customer Experience
Batch Batchelder
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