Management Team | Vertafore

Euan C. Menzies, President & CEO
Currently president and chief executive officer and a member of the board of directors, Euan Menzies joined Vertafore as president and chief operating officer in September 2000 and has been chief executive officer since May 2001. From 1987 until early 2000, Mr. Menzies was a senior executive with The Thomson Corporation, where he held a number of general management positions, most notably as the president and chief executive of Thomson's tax and regulatory division (RIA Group). From February 2000 until September 2000, he was chairman and chief executive officer of iClick, an Internet-based software and services company in the human resources sector. Mr. Menzies is a chartered accountant in the U.K., and earned his undergraduate degree (B.Acc) from Glasgow University, Scotland.

Jeff Groh, Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
Jeff Groh joined Vertafore in December 2008 as senior vice president and chief financial officer (CFO). Mr. Groh most recently served as CFO for Harland Financial Solutions (HFS), a leading provider of application software and services to the banking, credit union and financial services market. Prior to HFS, Mr. Groh held the role of CFO at BISYS Investment Services, a leading outsource provider of mutual fund, retirement, hedge fund and private equity administration. During his time at BISYS, Mr. Groh was instrumental in the successful acquisition and integration of multiple companies. Mr. Groh's early career included long tenures in senior financial roles within blue chip powerhouses, including Price Waterhouse and GE Capital.

John Morrow, Senior Vice President Corporate Development and Legal Affairs
John Morrow joined Vertafore in June 2006 and is senior vice president, corporate development and legal affairs. Mr. Morrow is responsible for mergers and acquisitions, strategic investments and partnerships, UK operations, legal matters, data privacy, IT security and compliance for the company. Mr. Morrow was previously a partner with Heller Ehrman LLP, a major international law firm, where he represented public and private technology companies in mergers and acquisitions, securities offerings, licensing and strategic partnership transactions, corporate governance, and general business matters. Mr. Morrow joined the firm as a result of its merger with Venture Law Group, a leading Silicon Valley-based law firm focused on representing technology companies. Prior to joining Venture Law Group, Mr. Morrow was an associate at Baker & Hostetler LLP. He earned a bachelor's degree in political science from DePauw University and a juris doctorate, magna cum laude, from the University of Notre Dame Law School.

Julia Nenke, Senior Vice President, Organizational Capability
Julia Nenke joined Vertafore in January 2010 as senior vice president, human resources. Ms. Nenke most recently led human resources at Tabcorp Ltd where she focused on leading a broad set of change initiatives to drive real, sustained change within the business. To achieve this result, the team focused on the organizational model, reward systems, talent management, and cross-unit linkages. Julia has also worked in human resources management for several other high quality organizations, including the Campbell Soup Company, News Corporation and GlaxoSmithKline. Julia is a native of Australia, and has worked in senior HR roles in both Australia and in Europe.

Mark Sonders, Senior Vice President, Sales and Client Services
Mark Sonders joined Vertafore in August 2011 as senior vice president, sales and client services. In this role, he leverages his experience in both the software and financial services sectors to lead Vertafore’s integrated sales and service organization. Mr. Sonders’ responsibilities extend across sales, account management, marketing, professional services, and client support throughout the entire insurance distribution channel, including independent agents, brokers, MGAs, carriers and reinsurers. Prior to joining Vertafore, Mr. Sonders was managing director, head of direct sales, Americas at Thomson Reuters Corporation, a leading multi-national business information and technology corporation. During his tenure at Thomson Reuters, Mr. Sonders led teams responsible for hundreds of millions of dollars in revenue across multiple channels and drove sales transformation and other key change management initiatives for several verticals across the company. Prior to Thomson Reuters, Mark was managing director, sales with eMind LLC (now part of the Kaplan Educational Group), a provider of online insurance and securities continuing education and compliance solutions. Mr. Sonders holds a Bachelor of Arts in marketing and finance from Temple University in Philadelphia.

Susanna Morgan, Senior Vice President, Strategy
Susanna Morgan joined Vertafore in July 2007 and is responsible for leading market expansion opportunities, strategic planning, and cross-functional projects. She has also led Corporate Development and Product Management and Marketing during her tenure at Vertafore. Prior to Vertafore, Ms. Morgan was vice president of corporate development at Charles Schwab & Co., Inc., a leading provider of securities brokerage and financial services. Ms. Morgan was responsible for acquisitions totaling more than $800 million, supervising a portfolio of venture investments and directing corporate strategy, including growth opportunities and Schwab's $500 million cost-savings initiative. Before Charles Schwab, Ms. Morgan led numerous acquisitions, divestitures, partnerships and investments at Oracle and Women.com. She started her career advising Fortune 500 clients at strategy consulting firm Booz Allen & Hamilton. Ms. Morgan holds a bachelor's degree in quantitative economics and a master's degree in international policy from Stanford University and an M.B.A. from the Harvard Business School.

Vance Huntley, Senior Vice President, Chief Technology Officer
Vance Huntley was appointed as Vertafore's chief technology officer in February 2009. Mr. Huntley joined the company in December 2003 and has held various leadership positions in rating, carrier, and enterprise agency product lines. Prior to his work with Vertafore, he held the position of CTO at theglobe.com, where he led software development and IT operations during the company's growth from prototype in 1995 to one of the most heavily trafficked sites on the Internet with nearly 10 million users four years later. Mr. Huntley has also led software development projects for the healthcare and semiconductor industries as an independent consultant. Mr. Huntley has been writing software for fun since 1984, and professionally since 1991 when he wrote educational software for vector calculus students while studying applied & engineering physics at Cornell University.