C1 has expanded its executive leadership team with two key appointments to drive market momentum and support long-term growth. Dale R Gerard has joined as Chief Financial Officer (CFO), while Viral Tripathi has taken on the role of Chief Information Officer (CIO), leading C1’s global IT operations.
Dale R Gerard will oversee C1’s financial and procurement operations, drive its strategic financial initiatives, and accelerate financial growth. Gerard is an experienced finance executive with significant operational, financial, and capital markets experience across a variety of industries, including technology and services. He most recently served as chief financial officer of iFIT, a premier health and fitness technology company, where he led a transformation that improved the financial wellbeing of the company. Before iFIT, he was CFO of Vivint Smart Home, a leading technology company delivering smart home products and services in North America, where he led an IPO in January 2020. With more than 25 years of experience, Gerard has also held roles at American Commercial Lines and Wabash National. He has been recognized by Finance Monthly and Utah Business magazines as a top CFO and CXO of the year. He holds an MBA and a bachelor’s degree in accounting from Purdue University, and is also a Certified Treasury Professional.
As CIO, Viral Tripathi will focus on accelerating innovation, increasing productivity, and building solutions that deliver significant business value through new revenue opportunities and new ways of working. With an impressive career spanning over two decades in the IT and technology sectors, Tripathi brings a wealth of experience from his previous roles at Ascendion, Collabera, KPMG, and the Associated Press. His leadership and innovative approach were recently recognized when he was awarded Executive of the Year in Tech Excellence by the Stevie Awards. Tripathi holds an executive MBA from the University of Cambridge, and degrees in mathematics and computer science.
“With the unprecedented complexity of enterprise IT today, and the challenges and opportunities our global customer base has, these two new leaders will help C1 scale to become the global leader in providing technology solutions,” said Jeffrey Russell, CEO of C1. “Their deep experience and track record of driving excellence will be instrumental in enabling us to accelerate innovation, meet our business targets, and elevate connected human experiences through the thoughtful application of AI to each customer’s unique business situation.”
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