Sovos Names Veteran FinTech Executive Eric Lefebvre Chief Technology Officer

By Maria Kingston.
Updated Nov 8, 2021

BOSTON (PRWEB) November 08, 2021 - Global tax software provider Sovos today announced that Eric Lefebvre has joined the company as chief technology officer. Lefebvre comes to Sovos with more than 25 years of product, development and technology operations experience. Most recently, he was CTO of Fiservs payment acceptance business unit, where he led a global organization supporting the worlds largest payment card processing volumes. As CTO of Sovos, Lefebvre will lead the companys product development teams, playing a pivotal role in providing customers with scalable, reliable and secure technology solutions that help businesses solve their most challenging tax and regulatory needs.

SaaS Operations and Technology Innovation for Government-Driven Digital Transformation

As governments go digital and seek transaction data in real time, its impossible for businesses to keep pace without technology-enabled services and solutions, said Sovos CTO Eric Lefebvre. Sovos technology teams will continue to focus on delivering software solutions that ensure our customers remain compliant with todays tax and continuous transaction controls (CTCs), and with whatever regulatory changes come next.

In addition, Sovos announced the promotion of Amit Venugopal to chief information officer. Amit brings more than 20 years of cross-functional leadership from development to IT operations. For the past three years, Venugopal has served as Sovos vice president of cloud operations, leading DevOps initiatives. In his new role, Venugopal will lead cloud operations and technical project management across business lines, focusing on the digitization of tax as a technology opportunity for growth and innovation.

New Global Leaders Prioritizing Local Expertise

With seven acquisitions this year, a signed agreement for an eighth, and growing presence in multiple regions around the world, Sovos has expanded its global leadership team, reinforcing the companys prioritization of local expertise.

A Sovos Core Value to Be Inclusive

Because creating and sustaining an environment where its team can safely bring their whole selves to work is essential to achieving the companys purpose, Sovos recently added inclusion to its core values. As the first vice president of diversity, equity and inclusion at Sovos, Nina Fleming will lead efforts to sustain that value across people, practices and products. Nina comes to Sovos after 17 years at American Honda, where she held a range of marketing leadership roles and served as a member of Hondas Diversity & Inclusion Council. She also chairs the board of directors for the Georgia chapter of the National Diversity Council.

Sovos offers an environment where talented, engaged and inspired people can grow their professional potential, as we all grow the organization together, said Sovos President and CEO Andy Hovancik. As these leaders settle into their new roles, theyll ensure we remain the most trusted strategic partner to our expanding customer base, as well as an exceptional workplace for our more than 2,300 employees around the world.

About Sovos Sovos was built to solve the complexities of the digital transformation of tax, with complete, connected offerings for tax determination, continuous transaction controls, tax reporting and more. Sovos customers include half the Fortune 500, as well as businesses of every size operating in more than 70 countries. The companys SaaS products and proprietary Sovos S1 Platform integrate with a wide variety of business applications and government compliance processes. Sovos has employees throughout the Americas and Europe, and is owned by Hg and TA Associates. For more information visit sovos.com and follow us on LinkedIn and Twitter.