Elite Announces Executive Leadership Updates
August 19 2024 - 2:15PM
Business Wire
Elite, a leading provider of financial management and business
operations solutions to the world’s most successful law firms,
today announced Elisabet Hardy, currently Head of Product, has been
appointed Chief Product Officer, effective immediately, and John
Machado has been appointed as its new Chief Technology Officer,
effective September 9. Eric Sugden, who assumed the role of Chief
Technology Officer in 2023, will remain with the company through
the end of September 2024 to ensure a seamless transition.
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John Machado has been appointed as the
new Chief Technology Officer at Elite, effective September 9, 2024
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These leadership changes reflect Elite’s continued focus on
driving growth and innovation as a SaaS company and providing its
customers with industry-leading software solutions that will help
law firms increase productivity and profitability as they innovate
and transform for the future.
“We continue to make significant strides forward in our business
growth, driven by the increasing momentum from our customers moving
to the cloud and our commitment to innovation and strategic
integration of AI capabilities in our cloud-native SaaS platform,”
said Mark Dorman, CEO of Elite. “With these new appointments, we’re
putting key leaders and capabilities in place to accelerate growth
and better serve our customers. Elisabet and John are experienced,
accomplished leaders whose combined expertise and depth of
knowledge of the legal technology industry and developing and
deploying software solutions will allow us to capitalize on the
strong cloud foundation that we’ve built. We look forward to
welcoming John, and I also want to express my heartfelt thanks to
Eric for his leadership and outstanding contributions throughout
his career at Elite.”
Hardy commented, “I’m excited to build on the success we’ve had
as a new SaaS company. As we continue to invest in and expand our
core product development capabilities, we are delivering
industry-leading solutions that allow our customers to work more
efficiently and effectively. With our products that are
purpose-built for law firms, we are helping them simplify and
automate complex, mundane processes and unlock new ways to manage
their business and financial operations.”
Machado added, “I'm thrilled to join Elite at this pivotal
moment. We're not just building software – we're transforming the
legal landscape through technology – and it’s truly inspiring. I'm
eager to leverage my experience and our incredible team here at
Elite to accelerate the delivery of our cloud-native solutions to
empower law firms to harness the power of data, improve operations
and achieve new levels of success. I look forward to strengthening
our customer relationships, and ensuring we continue to deliver
best-in-class solutions that meet the evolving needs of law firms
worldwide."
Most recently, Machado served as the Senior Vice President and
Chief Technology Officer at UKG, a global leader in developing HR,
payroll and workforce management cloud solutions, where he was at
the forefront of architecting, developing and deploying
cutting-edge solutions for the company. With over two decades of
experience, he has consistently driven innovation and excellence in
technology.
About Elite
Since its founding in 1947, Elite has transformed law firms with
innovative technologies that are at the center of their success.
Today, Elite is a leading, independent technology company that
continues to develop cutting-edge digital financial solutions that
drive success for the world’s most successful law firms. Visit
elite.com to learn more.
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