I lead the deployment of new and exciting technology, principles and standards to elevate the role that Commercial and Contract Management (CCM) practitioners play from largely operational to increasingly strategic.

As a seasoned practitioner of the CCM discipline, I have over 34 years of experience in the complex, IT Services sector, running organisations that provided both buy-and sell-side capabilities. I supported major mergers and acquisition activities and am recognized as an ‘Expert’ in post-award contract management. I bring proven business acumen, innovative thinking and collaborative team working to benefit our association and its members.

Technology is changing the role of the Commercial and Contract Management professional which will result in 60% of what we do today being replaced by machines in the next 5 years. Is that a bad thing? I don’t think so. I’ve got practical experience of how to drive systemic change in people, systems and processes to deliver real business value. That’s what excites me every day!

Hiro Notaney is an accomplished marketing executive with more than 20 years’ experience leading technology marketing in Silicon Valley and more than five years in the contract management space. As Chief Marketing Officer of SirionLabs, he is responsible for the company’s global marketing, content & thought leadership, and customer outreach initiatives. Hiro blends innovation, customer success and product excellence to provide best-fit CLM solutions. During his career, Hiro has held marketing leadership roles at a number of technology companies including Deloitte, Oracle and Cisco. An avid squash and tennis player, Hiro is based in Palo Alto, California.

Lindsay E. Staples is Senior Manager of Legal Operations and Paralegal Services at National Life Group in Montpelier, Vermont. Ms. Staples joined NLGroup in 2007 as Securities Paralegal coming from the Litigation group at WilmerHale in Boston. For the next 10 years Ms. Staples led transactions and managed the mutual fund Board of Directors eventually as Sr. Securities Paralegal and Assistant Corporate Secretary imploring legal project management principles throughout many of projects and transactions. In 2018, the need to create a Legal Operations Department at NLGroup was becoming apparent to scale legal needs to the fast growing business of the financial service company. After two years of research, strategy, and planning, in July of 2020 Ms. Staples became the head of the newly formed Legal Operations Team.