Board of Directors

James M. Micali  has served as a member of our Board since October 2017. Mr. Micali has been the Principal of Micali Advisory Services since January 2018. He has also been a member and limited partner of Azalea Fund III since 2008 and Azalea Fund IV since 2014, each of private equity firm Azalea Capital LLC. Mr. Micali served as Chairman and President of Michelin North America, Inc. from 1996 until his retirement in 2008. Following his retirement, Mr. Micali stayed on as a consultant to Michelin through 2009. From 1977 through 1996 Mr. Micali served in several positions at Michelin North America, Inc., including General Counsel and Executive Vice President of Legal and Finance. Mr. Micali currently serves as a member of the board of directors of American Tire Distributors, Inc., a privately held company in the automotive parts and supplies industry. He previously served as a member of the board of directors of Sonoco Products Company from 2003 through June 2022, including service on Sonoco Products Company’s audit committee and nominating and governance committee. Previously, Mr. Micali also served on the board of directors of SCANA Corporation, Lafarge North America and Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers. Mr. Micali also previously served as the director of the South Carolina Ports Authority and chair of the South Carolina Chamber of Commerce. Mr. Micali received his B.A. from Lake Forest College and his J.D. from Boston College Law School. We believe that Mr. Micali is qualified to serve as a member of the Board based on his extensive leadership experience in the automotive industry and corporate governance experience as a director of both privately-held and public companies.

Matthew Booth has served on the Board since August 2022, as Chief Executive Officer since August 2022 and as President since December 2020. Mr. Booth has also served in various other roles at Urgently, including as Chief Strategy Officer from January 2019 to April 2019 and as Strategic Advisor from August 2018 to January 2019. Prior to joining Urgently, Mr. Booth served as CEO and as an advisor at Connectivity, a customer intelligence solutions company, from July 2013 to July 2018 and in various roles at BIA Kelsey, a media research and consulting firm, from March 2006 to June 2013, including as Chief Strategy Officer and most recently as an advisor from July 2013 to March 2015. Mr. Booth received his B.S. in Business (Finance) from Babson College. We believe that Mr. Booth is qualified to serve as a member of our Board based on his extensive experience in the software and technology space, his operational expertise and his leadership as our Chief Executive Officer.

Gina Domanig has served on our Board since January 2020. She is currently the managing partner and CEO at Emerald Technology Ventures AG, a clean technology venture capital business that she founded in January 2000 (at that time, part of Sustainable Asset Management AG). Ms. Domanig was previously the Head of Mergers and Acquisitions at Sulzer AG, a Swiss industrial engineering and manufacturing firm, from 1990 to 2000. Ms. Domanig currently serves as a member of the board of directors of several privately-held, Emerald Technology Ventures portfolio companies, including Actnano Inc. and GeoDigital International Inc. Ms. Domanig also currently serves as a board member of Mobiliar Genossenschaft, a Swiss insurance company, and as Executive Co-Chair—Innovation at the World Energy Council. Ms. Domanig received her B.A. in Finance from Arizona State University and her MBA degrees from the Thunderbird School of Global Management at Arizona State University and ESADE in Barcelona, Spain. We believe that Ms. Domanig is qualified to serve on our Board due to her extensive experience in the industrial sector and her experience with investments in technology companies.

Suzie Doran has served on our Board since September 2023. Ms. Doran is a partner at SingerLewak, an accounting firm, where she has served since 2008. Prior to joining SingerLewak, Ms. Doran was a senior manager at Grant Thornton, LLP from 2004 to 2008, and previously worked at PwC from 1997 to 2004. Ms. Doran also currently serves on the executive committee of the board of directors of ACG Global as the chairman of finance. Ms. Doran received a B.A. in English and Economics with an emphasis in accounting from the University of California at Santa Barbara. We believe that Ms. Doran is qualified to serve as a member of our Board based on her strong background in accounting and corporate finance and extensive experience advising public and private companies and boards, including working directly with audit committees in her capacity as an audit partner.

Andrew Geisse has served on our board of directors since October 2023. He has been an Operating Partner of Bessemer Venture Partners since 2015 and has over 40 years of experience working in the technology industry. Mr. Geisse is the former CEO of AT&T Business Solutions, former CEO of ATT's wireline business, former CEO of various wireless companies and the former CIO of AT&T, Inc. Mr. Geisse is currently serving as the Cybersecurity Commissioner for the Global Tech Security Commission sponsored by the Krach Institute at Purdue. He previously served as a member of the board of directors of RM2, a smart, reusable pallet company, from 2018 to April 2024, as a member of the board of directors of Otonomo from 2016 to October 2023, as a member of the board of directors of BroadSoft from 2015 until its acquisition by Cisco Systems, Inc. in 2018, and he previously served as a member of the board of directors of FixStream, an artificial intelligence platform for information technology operations, and iSight Partners, a cybersecurity company. Mr. Geisse holds a B.A. in Mathematics and Economics from the University of Missouri and an executive M.B.A. from the Olin School of Business at Washington University. Mr. Geisse also attended Carnegie Mellon University for a six week management course.

Ryan Pollock has served on our Board since November 2019. Mr. Pollock is a managing partner at Iron Gate Capital, LLC, a venture capital and private equity firm, and has served since March 2013. Prior to joining Iron Gate Capital, LLC, Mr. Pollock was a managing director at Meritage Funds, a venture capital and private equity firm, from 2004 to 2013 and held several management positions at Investec Asset Management, a global investment company, from 1995 to 2002. Mr. Pollock currently serves as a member of the board of directors of several privately-held companies, including Liqid, Inc., RemoteLock, and HZO. He previously served on the board of directors of Nogin, as well as Acustream, Integrated, Kapost and Central Logic. Mr. Pollock received a B.B.S. in Finance from the University of Cape Town in South Africa, a Diploma in Social Studies in International Economics, Politics and Philosophy from Oxford University and an M.B.A. with a specialization in Venture Capital from the University of Texas at Austin. We believe that Mr. Pollock is qualified to serve as a member of the Board based on his leadership experience, particularly in growth-stage companies.

Benjamin Volkow has served on our Board since October 2023. Mr. Volkow founded Otonomo in 2015 and has served since 2015 as Otonomo’s Chief Executive Officer. From 2012 to 2015, He served as a Business Unit General Manager at F5 Networks, which he joined after the acquisition of Traffix Communication Systems Ltd., where he was Co-Founder and CEO from 2006 to 2012. As the founder and CEO of Traffix, Mr. Volkow built a multi-million dollar global business. From 2003 to 2005, Mr. Volkow managed R&D groups in Sendo (UK), which provided advanced mobile data solutions. From 2001 to 2003, Mr. Volkow filled various roles at Panasonic Mobile Communications (UK), which included building their first European market products. Mr. Volkow was the Co-founder of VC-backed Sedona Networks, a provider of advanced network solutions. Mr. Volkow studied Computer Science at the Academic College of Tel Aviv-Yaffo. We believe that Mr. Volkow is qualified to serve on our Board due to his track record as a founder and chief executive officer for multiple companies and rich entrepreneurial experience.