PAR Technology CEO and leadership

Savneet Singh is an award-winning software / SaaS CEO with deep expertise across the retail, fintech and payments industries.

Savneet is currently CEO of PAR Technology Corporation (NYSE:PAR), a provider of point of sale software to the retail industry. Under his tenure, the Company has transformed from a distressed provider of hardware to a fast-growing SaaS business. This work has included two significant capital raises, two large acquisitions and a dramatic change in workplace culture.

Prior to PAR, Savneet has extensive experience as both an investor and Board Member, having served on a number of both public and private Boards, including a listed SPAC.

Bryan Menar is our Chief Financial Officer (CFO) for PAR Technology Corporation. Prior to joining PAR, Bryan served as Vice President, Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) for Chobani, LLC. where he led the financial planning and analysis team and was responsible for all corporate financial analysis, including forecasting, budgeting, business reviews and financial presentations for both internal and external stakeholders and partners. Bryan has also held senior finance level roles at JC Jones & Associates, Goldman Sachs & Co., and Ernst & Young LLP. Bryan holds his Bachelor of Science Degree in Accounting and Economics from Le Moyne College and his MBA in Finance from The Stern Business School at New York University.

Chas Wurster is a CTO at PAR TECHNOLOGY CORP and is based in San Diego, California. He has worked as Dir:Engineering at Qualcomm Services Co Inc. Charles studied at Harvey Mudd College and University of California San Francisco.

Darla Haas is a Chief Human Resources Officer at PAR TECHNOLOGY CORP and is based in Cincinnati Area, Kentucky. She has worked as VP:Human Resources at Anchor Hocking. Darla works or has worked as HR Manager, Personal Health Care (Business Account Manager) at PROCTER & GAMBLE CO and Soccer Coach-12 years at Green Bay and Mason SAY Soccer. She attended UW-Green Bay.

John Darby is a VP:Customer Services/CIO at PAR TECHNOLOGY CORP. He attended University of Toronto.

Globally-oriented leader possessing strong strategic, business development, technical, and team management skills developed during my time as an entrepreneur and in multiple Fortune 10 businesses.Specialties: Strategy and analysis, product development, digital/information technology, global partner/alliance development and management, global team development and management, multilingual (English, German, basic Spanish), sales and sales management, entrepreneurship.

Karen Sammon is a purpose-driven CEO, Management Executive, and Board Member with successful record of spearheading turnarounds, driving high growth and leading M&As through vision, strategy and organizational structures development for public companies. As a global leader, she steers business and operational model transitions – increasing market share, gross revenue and EBITDA, enabling organizations to scale. Karen sets a strong focus on governance, compliance and tone at the top, exceeding business growth projections through partnerships, products, and technology. She is for delivering stability and strength, strategically cultivating and empowering collaborative, engaged and high performing teams, through servant leadership and authenticity. Karen is a Non-Independent Board Member and former CEO, President, and Chief of Staff and Strategy of PAR Technology Corporation (NYSE: PAR), an international company proving management technology solutions worldwide, together with its subsidiaries. Across her roles, she led both company segments for the $230M revenue business across Restaurant/Retail and Government, with its 1,100 geographically dispersed employees in the US, North America, London, Dubai, Shanghai, Singapore and Sydney. Karen oversaw capital structure, corporate P&L, cash flow, investment oversight, and critical relationships with lenders and auditors. Karen led the strategic turnaround of the commoditized POS Hardware and Services Company and transformed it to a new business model – positioning PAR as a Global SaaS POS solutions powerhouse and preeminent leader in Restaurant Technology software and hardware business and MRR. This transformation grew revenue from $500K to $12M and also increased hardware attach and merchant services fees by 60%. Additionally, Karen drove PAR valuation from $64M to $432M as stock value increased with strategy execution from $4 in 2013 to $27 as of April 2019. She executed plan for 10-12 times EBITDA growth by guiding a 2019 launch of the Merchant Services line of business, as Chief of Strategy and Strategy, CEO, President and Board Director. Additionally, Karen self-reported for SEC as CEO and Audit Committee compliance reporting. She led PAR through SEC challenges, resolution of material weakness and compliance issues by restructuring internal compliance processes, including setting tone at the top. Karen also led the M&A that drove the company transformation and set PAR on a growth trajectory over the past three years, networking with investment bankers. She promoted this transformation to the investment community, increasing investment in PAR. Karen secured IT infrastructure and cyber security, forming the Security Council to oversee assets, IP, and sensitive data, with a comprehensive security platform rollout. Previously, Karen led as SVP of Operations for The CBORD Group, Inc. (NYSE: ROP; Roper Industries), overseeing full strategy and P&L for the US operation in one of six companies within the software segment, with ~ $132M (2012). She led the largest number of SaaS solutions launched, introduced new partners and customers – adding 200-300bps to EBTIDA goals and setting revenue and contribution margins records in 2011 and 2012. Karen is a Board Member of Conscious Capitalism, Inc., a global network of business leaders, entrepreneurs, and intrapreneurs, where is the Board Committee Chair and sits on the Executive Committee and Strategy Task Force. She leads chapter growth in New York State, guiding organizations to define a higher purpose, ensuring equal value for all stakeholders, building servant leaders and a conscious culture. Karen is also an Audit Committee Member of the Community Foundation of Herkimer and Oneida Counties, responsible for reviewing end of quarter and of year financials, overseeing distribution of capital, balance sheet and statement of cash flow and reviews audits with outside auditors. She is a Board Advisory Member of FoodService Technology (FSTC), guiding overall agenda. Karen’s is a published, NACD member, thought leader, sought after to speak at across numerous conferences. She has been interviewed by CCI at the CEO Summit, has spoken at the Colgate Program on Women in Business and numerous others. She earned an Executive MBA from Harvard Business School, holds a JD from the University of Cincinnati, and was admitted into the Bar in the States of Illinois and New York. She is a Graduate of Stagen Integral Leadership Program.

Matthew J. Trinkaus, CPA is a Chief Accounting Officer, Controller & Treasurer at PAR TECHNOLOGY CORP and is based in MICROS-Fidelio Finland Oy.

A pragmatic and hands-on technology leader experienced in building scalable SaaS products. Co-founded OrderDynamics (now Tecsys), scaled globally and saw the company through two acquisitions. Currently serving as Chief Technology Officer, Restaurant Solutions Group at ParTech Inc. (NYSE:PAR). Advisor to a number of early stage startups.