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CEO

Mike Dufton

Mike is the CEO of Vencora and has utilized his experience within the financial services industry to grow the portfolio since its first acquisition. In his role, Mike oversees the growth of the Vencora family, whether through new acquisitions, or supporting its businesses to achieve new growth targets via new initiatives, product development or day-to-day business.

Before joining Vencora, Mike had already built a significant career within the financial services software industry. Prior to Vencora, Mike spent over ten years building out a global portfolio of software companies as a Portfolio Leader at Volaris. Before Volaris, Mike was the President of Majesco Mastek, where he was responsible for the organization’s business in North America, including their Insurance Platforms and IT Services. Prior to that, Mike was the President of IntelliResponse, a leading provider of virtual agent technology solutions to banks and other industries, which was successfully sold to [24]7.ai, a leading BPO provider based in San Jose, CA. Mike also spent 15 years of his career with SOLCORP, joining as a sales representative and growing to become the CEO of this leading life insurance technology provider.

Chief Financial Officer

Nathan Partington

As CFO, Nathan is responsible for overseeing the financial and risk management aspects of Vencora. He has over 15 years of experience in finance, and has a strong background in strategic planning, risk mitigation, and acquiring and integrating businesses.

Prior to joining Vencora, Nathan held increasingly serious positions within Constellation Software, beginning as its Head of Internal Audit. Since then, he has taken on several leadership roles at Volaris Group, including CFO, Americas for its transit portfolio. Most recently, he served as CFO of a large portfolio, overseeing all aspects of finance, planning and analysis, and risk management.

Portfolio Manager

Ateet Patel

As Portfolio Manager, Ateet leads the M&A function for Vencora, including overseeing the corporate development and M&A execution teams. In his role, Ateet is focused on acquiring and welcoming new insurance and banking technology companies to the Vencora portfolio.

Prior to joining Vencora, Ateet held senior positions at Volaris Group, beginning as VP of Finance, before moving into the role of Portfolio CFO, where he was in charge of the overall consolidation, financial reporting and management reporting of dozens of companies with a focus on operational effectiveness across the portfolio. Prior to Volaris, Ateet worked for Brookfield and Accenture in various senior finance roles.

Portfolio Manager

Sue Sampson-Laws

Sue is a heavily experienced finance professional, with a career spanning more than 30 years. As Portfolio Manager, Sue is focused on driving growth for all of Vencora's businesses within the Americas.

Sue joined Vencora in 2022 as a COO. Prior to Vencora, she has had an extensive experience within the banking industry, including over 15 years at Temenos, where she served as Executive Vice President, Operations, Americas, as well as 12 years at Credit Suisse and 7 years at RBC.

Portfolio Manager

Colin Greenhill

As Portfolio Manager, Colin oversees and supports the operations of all Vencora's busineses within the European, African and APAC regions. He joined Vencora as CEO of SSP in July 2021, aiming to support the insurance software businesses within the portfolio to improve their business operations and drive revenue growth.

Meet The Team

Strategic Advisor, Insurance

Darren Klauser

Darren supports the M&A and corporate development teams with insurance technology companies at Vencora.

Head of M&A

Jamal Yehia

Jamal leads the acquisition process from origination to execution. Jamal joined Vencora from Volaris Group, where he held various senior M&A roles. Prior to Volaris, Jamal spent nearly a decade in capital markets advisory, most notably, at RBC Capital Markets.

Senior Corporate Development Director

Haig Yapoudjian

As Senior Director of Corporate Development, Haig oversees corporate development and new business ventures for Vencora's insurance and banking portfolios.

Senior Corporate Development Manager

Gerasimos Tsaraosis

Gerry joined Vencora in 2023 and supports driving new leads for Vencora within Europe and Latin America.

Corporate Development Manager

Sam Ghazi

Sam joined Vencora in 2024. As Corporate Development Manager, he supports new business leads within North America and the Asia-Pacific region for Vencora.

M&A Senior Associate

Anuj Samdani

Anuj joined Vencora in 2023 and supports the acquisition process for banking and credit union software companies. Prior to joining Vencora, Anuj worked with the corporate strategy team at Volaris Group for nearly three years.