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Matt Airhart serves as the Chief Executive Officer of VelocityEHS. His journey began co-founding KMI, an Oakville, Ontario-based EHS software provider and building it from startup to acquisition by MSDSonline in 2014. Together, KMI and MSDSonline became VelocityEHS and subsequently acquired several other leading EHS companies during the last decade. Through continuous integration, product innovation, and an organization-wide focus on customer success, VelocityEHS has transformed into a powerhouse in EHS and ESG. Matt’s passion is building high-performing teams and solving complex business challenges. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry and Environmental Studies from Ohio Wesleyan University.

Mike Martens is the Chief Financial Officer at VelocityEHS. He joined the company with over 25 years of experience across multiple industries, serving public and private companies with significant international operations including Sprint, Cerner, Euronet Worldwide, Mediware Information Systems (now WellSky), and Synexis. He is a seasoned expert in managing corporate governance, shareholder and lender relations, strategic financial planning, and mergers and acquisitions for high-growth, technology-oriented enterprises on a global scale.

Winnie brings over 20 years of experience leading and growing customer-facing teams. In addition to a BSc in Kinesiology from the University of Waterloo and an MBA from The University of Western Ontario (Ivey School of Business), Ip is a Certified Professional Ergonomist and Certified Change Management Practitioner. As COO, Ip is responsible for all Customer Experience and Operations teams, overseeing operational efficiencies and the overall post-sales customer journey, across all customer segments and products.

Ken Lupo serves as Chief Technology Officer at VelocityEHS, where he oversees development, architecture, infrastructure, data, and IT. He is focused on embedding AI systematically across the Accelerate® platform, migrating to modern cloud infrastructure, and building an engineering culture where people do their best work. As a seasoned technology leader, Ken works to solve real problems for real people, cultivating a culture of excellence. He also partners to align technology strategy with overarching company imperatives and drives technology transformation, overseeing application security, SOC2 auditing, and GDPR compliance efforts. Ken holds a Bachelor of Business Administration and Management from Walsh College.

Ashley Emery is the Chief Marketing Officer at VelocityEHS. She excels in driving growth and innovation in B2B technology organizations both at the global enterprise and high-growth start up scale. Ashley has a proven track record of building and leading high-performing marketing teams, having served as Head of Global Campaigns for the Database and Analytics category at AWS, VP of Marketing at Emburse, and most recently the SVP of Demand Generation at Employ, the parent company of JazzHR, Jobvite and Lever. She holds an Executive MBA and specializes in demand generation and revenue-focused marketing strategies.

Rachel serves VelocityEHS and its partners by developing HR programs that attract, retain and nurture a world-class software team. She partners closely with all sectors of the business to position VelocityEHS employees for success, and ensure the smooth integration of talent from M&A activity. Rachel holds a Bachelor’s degree in Communications from Illinois State University and certifications from the HR Certification Institute (PHR) and the Society for Human Resources Management (SHRM-CP).