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Worldline CEO Pierre-Antoine Vacheron praised these technology and product leadership to her new posi-
appointments as a major milestone in the company's tion. Sherman previously served as chief operating
transformation journey, highlighting their leadership, officer at CARET and held senior product roles at NMI,
expertise and diverse perspectives as key to elevating Kibo, NAVEX Global and Aptean. She began her career
Worldline's service to merchants and financial institu- at Oracle, where she launched the company's first
tions. Warehouse Management System. Also a member of two
SaaS technology boards, Sherman will lead Unit4's prod-
Vennre hires Ahmed El-Sharkasy uct strategy, aligning innovation with customer needs
and emerging technologies. She expressed excitement
Vennre appointed Ahmed El-Sharkasy as chief prod- about joining Unit4 to help scale growth and deepen
uct officer to lead product innovation, user experience customer impact through people-focused technology.
and platform development across the MENA region.
El-Sharkasy brings extensive product leadership experi- AffiniPay appoints Leslie Witt
ence spanning fintech, edtech and ecommerce, making
him well-positioned to advance Vennre's mission of AffiniPay appointed Leslie Witt as its new chief product
building a leading Sharia-compliant private markets officer, bringing more than 20 years of product leader-
platform, the company stated. In his role, he will focus ship experience to the role. Witt previously served as
on enhancing investor experiences and scaling the plat- chief product & design officer at Headspace, where
form's reach. CEO Ziad Mabsout praised El-Sharkasy's she led user-focused product innovation. She also held
visionary thinking and expertise as pivotal to Vennre's senior roles at Intuit, directing global design and research
growth. His appointment signals a strategic move as for small business solutions. In addition, she founded
the company aims to surpass $50 million in transaction IDEO's Design for Money practice, collaborating with
volume and expand into new markets. major financial institutions to drive fintech innovation.
At AffiniPay, Witt will lead product strategy for LawPay,
Jennifer Sherman joins Unit4 MyCase, CASEpeer, Docketwise and CPACharge, aim-
ing to enhance customer-focused solutions and expand
Jennifer Sherman signed on with Unit4 as Chief Product the company's impact across professional industries.
Officer, bringing over 25 years of experience in B2B

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