Craig Costigan
As the CEO of NICE Actimize, Craig Costigan is responsible for the division’s market strategy & vision, leading all facets of the organization, including sales, product, R&D, international services and marketing. Craig is passionate about new growth, creating value and developing innovative solutions for NICE Actimize clients worldwide, while helping them address their most important challenges in regulatory compliance for financial crime as well as in customer risk & life-cycle management.
Prior to joining NICE Actimize, Craig worked at FIS as President of Capital Markets & Credit (CMC), a $1.1B segment at FIS, where he managed a team of 4000 (est.) staff worldwide, overseeing risk, compliance, credit, security finance, securities processing and market data solutions and services for over 2000 banks, broker dealers, investment firms, hedge funds, insurance companies and clients in the financial market.
Prior to FIS, Craig served as President of the Risk, Compliance and Global Securities (RCGS) Business at SunGard. RCGS was a $650M global business with over 2,000 staff that provided front, middle and back-office solutions & services to large and mid-tier banks and broker dealers globally.
As an Executive at FIS and SunGard, and Founding Partner(s) & President at K-Tek International, Craig brings senior leadership and expertise to NICE, and will help the company provide superior solutions and services to our clients globally.
“Front and center to me each day is being focused on teamwork and collaboration to produce value and innovative solutions for our clients, protecting their business and accelerating growth strategies globally.” - Craig Costigan
Praveen Debur
Praveen Debur is the Vice President of Global Sales at NICE Actimize, where he leads comprehensive sales strategies and drives customer success across international markets. Based in New York, Praveen brings a strong track record in mentoring high-performing global teams and fostering cross-functional alignment to accelerate growth and ensure seamless client engagement.
Before joining NICE Actimize, Praveen held senior leadership roles at Amazon Web Services, including General Manager for U.S. Communications & Service Providers and General Manager of Financial Services, where he spearheaded digital transformation strategies for major industries. His earlier experience includes roles at Hewlett Packard Enterprise, HP and Sun Microsystems, Inc.
With a Master of Science degree from Oklahoma State University, Praveen combines deep expertise in cloud technology, customer relationship management and financial compliance solutions. He is passionate about delivering tailored, scalable strategies that empower organizations to navigate complexity, drive innovation and achieve meaningful business outcomes.
Rachel Pollock
Professional Services International Markets
Rachel Pollock serves as Vice President of Professional Services at NICE Actimize, where she leads strategic solution delivery and client engagement across the company. With over two decades of experience in the IT services industry, Rachel brings deep expertise in program and project management, large-scale implementation and business development.
Prior to joining NICE Actimize, Rachel held senior leadership roles at Computer Associates, including UK Delivery Director and European Vice President. During her tenure, she drove significant growth in the company’s IT consultancy division, recognized for her commitment to excellence and strategic, solutions-oriented service delivery.
Rachel’s career has been defined by her ability to lead high-performing teams, deliver complex transformation programs and foster long-term client relationships. Her leadership continues to shape NICE Actimize’s professional services strategy.
Rachel is based in the United Kingdom.
Jon Yates
Jon joins us from Enverus where he was responsible for the lead generation, account management and growth opportunities across APAC & EMEA, leading a team of sales, pre-sales and professional services located in London, Amsterdam, Santander and Singapore.
Prior to Enverus, Jon lead the EMEA Governance, Risk and Compliance business for Thomson Reuters. At TR he integrated companies such as Worldcheck, Paisley, Complinet and Integrascreen to offer an all-encompassing KYC, AML and Operational Risk solution set to customers from large financial institutions and multi-national corporations to governments, online gaming and consulting firms.
Eli Chamoun
Head of Global Sales
Eli Chamoun, Global Vice President, Head of Global Sales, leads NICE Actimize’s sales and business development activities across all regions including strategic accounts, named accounts, emerging solutions, presales support, line of business overlay and account management. Eli is responsible for the sales engine of the organization, delivering NICE Actimize’s portfolio of products across the financial crime and compliance solutions platform to the market across the globe. Eli has been with the organization since 2006, where he started as a Financial Compliance Solutions Architect and held various progressive roles including Business Development Manager, Sales Account Executive, Director of Sales and Head of Sales in Major Accounts. Previously, Eli ran Project Management for Mercury Interactive/HP and was a Consultant for Accenture Technology Solutions. Eli is a graduate of DePaul University with a Master’s Degree in Information Technology.
Lee Garf
Lee Garf, General Manager, Compliance, is responsible for the award winning holistic trade compliance solution suite, which combines communications capture, trade and communication surveillance capabilities. Lee oversees product strategy, product marketing, product delivery and go-to-market planning across all NICE compliance solutions. As the leader of this business, he is responsible for growing our market-leading position and ensuring continuous innovation to meet the needs of financial firms around the world. Just prior to joining NICE Systems, Lee was Executive Vice President, Product, at Charles River Development (CRD). Lee holds a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Cornell University and an MBA from Northeastern University.
Chad Hetherington
Global Head of Product
Chad Hetherington, Vice President, Global Head of Product for NICE Actimize, is an industry-leading financial services technology innovator and product management executive. In his work, he addresses the technology evolution across financial services organizations, targeting the complex requirements in anti-money laundering, enterprise fraud and payments, trade surveillance, case management, and more. His wide-ranging skillset encompasses extensive solutions development experience with a specific focus on the delivery and deployment of enterprise grade solutions. Hetherington is responsible for developing and overseeing the execution of NICE Actimize’s company strategy, which has led to significant company growth over the last several years.
Known for his extensive product development knowledge, Hetherington presents an agile, “customer first” approach to product design and development, reflecting his roots on the banking side, where he supported solutions launches in online banking and payment products at Citi. He has been responsible for growing NICE Actimize’s market-leading position by ensuring continuous innovation to meet the needs of financial services firms around the world and has been at the forefront of NICE Actimize’s successful transition of its enterprise products to the cloud.
Hetherington spearheaded NICE Actimize's drive to infuse "Always on AI” capabilities across its entire portfolio, knowing that a FI's firm understanding of customer patterns and deviations across all activities and channels is critical.
Hetherington also drove great strides at NICE Actimize across the advanced analytics front, working to provide more effective machine learning models and, through the adaption of Federated Learning and other powerful machine learning techniques, to harness collective industry intelligence learnings – a breakthrough, industry-leading initiative.
Previously at NICE Actimize, Hetherington was VP and Head of NICE Actimize’s Professional Services and Customer Services groups. He also led the Enterprise Risk Case Management line of business, overseeing product creation, solution delivery, go-to-market planning, and client relationship management activities. Before that role, Hetherington led delivery and consulting services for NICE Actimize fraud and cybercrime solutions. Before joining NICE Actimize, he was part of Citibank's e-Citi division, helping various Citibank businesses launch their online banking and payment products.
Cenk Ipeker
Cenk Ipeker, General Manager, Cloud, joined NICE Actimize in 2013 and led the development of NICE Actimize’s long term strategy and M&A efforts. Prior to joining NICE Actimize, he founded a SaaS business providing payments, billing and cash flow management applications for SMBs and lenders. Cenk was also the Senior Vice President of Business Development for Fundtech, a leader in transaction banking systems.
Yigal Levi
Global Customer Support
Yigal Levi has served as Vice President of Global Customer Support at NICE Actimize for the past seven years, overseeing both on-premise and cloud operations. With over 14 years at NICE Actimize, Yigal previously held the role of Vice President of Operational Excellence, where he led global customer support, program management, documentation, and tools operations. He also spearheaded the Agile implementation across the product organization.
Before joining NICE Actimize, Yigal spent 17 years at Kodak, where he held several leadership roles including Worldwide System Testing Section Head, Operations Manager, Integration and Support Lead, and Senior Service Manager in Australia.
With more than 30 years of experience managing global teams, Yigal is also a member of the executive board of the Israeli Testing Certification Board (ITCB). He regularly lectures on software testing and quality assurance for testers and QA managers at various high-tech colleges.
Yigal lives in Israel with his wife and three children.
Yossi Levin
Global Head of Engineering
Yossi Levin is the Global Head of Engineering and responsible for the driving force behind the organization’s research, development and innovation. Based in Israel, Yossi oversees the strategy for the global engineering direction, along with its interface with our product organization and market readiness. Prior to joining NICE, Yossi was the Vice President of Engineering and Platform for LivePerson and the Head of R&D for Amdocs. Yossi received his Bachelor of Arts in Computer Science from The Academic College of Tel-Aviv, Yaffo and his master’s in Business Administration from Technion, Israel Institute of Technology.
Yuval Marco
Authentication Management
Yuval Marco is the general manager of the NICE Actimize fraud & authentication management line of business, responsible for the success and growth of NICE Actimize and its clients through its award winning Fraud & Authentication solutions portfolio. As the leader of this business, Yuval is responsible for driving and overseeing product strategy, marketing, delivery and go-to-market planning across the Fraud portfolio, while closely partnering with our clients. Yuval has over 16 years of experience in delivering market-leading solutions to Fortune 500 companies to improve customer experience and regulatory compliance, while decreasing operational cost.
Michael Barrett
Michael Barrett, NICE Actimize Head of AML Product, leads a team responsible for driving the evolution of AML solutions. This involves managing the roadmaps of AML portfolio of products and ensuring that strategically, the company continues to demonstrate an industry leading set of solutions. During his 17-year career at NICE Actimize, Mike has led teams across R&D and Professional Services prior to his current role. He has worked directly with hundreds of customers, partners, analysts and industry leaders in the AML space.
Gilles Alist
Gilles is an accomplished leader at NICE Actimize with over 16 years of dedicated experience in the financial crime industry. He has spearheaded the implementation of financial crime solutions across numerous institutions globally, earning widespread recognition as a trusted advisor in the field.
As the General Manager for Case Management and Platform, Gilles is deeply committed to driving innovation and excellence. He leads a dynamic team focused on delivering cutting-edge products that empower financial institutions to elevate their investigation capabilities. Under his leadership, his team maintains a relentless focus on innovation, consistently delivering scalable solutions that streamline case management processes, unify financial crime investigations, optimize resource allocation, and enhance investigative and regulatory filing efficiencies.
Gilad Gruber
Engineering
Gilad Gruber is the Vice President of Engineering at NICE Actimize, where he leverages over 20 years of leadership experience in high-technology management across both small and large-scale business environments. Based in Israel, Gilad drives engineering excellence, combining his strong technical background in enterprise, data systems, mobile and production IT with his dynamic and hands-on leadership style.
Prior to joining NICE Actimize, Gilad served as an Advisory Board Member at VAYOMAR and as Senior Vice President of Engineering at Salt Security. A certified SCRUM master and advocate of agile development, Gilad is passionate about building results-oriented teams and fostering collaboration to deliver innovative solutions and achieve exceptional outcomes.
Jacob Zarkower
Sales - Americas
Jacob Zarkower is the Vice President of Sales - Americas at NICE Actimize, bringing over 20 years of experience driving impactful results within the organization. Based in Boston, Jacob leads sales initiatives across the Americas, fostering year-over-year growth and cultivating key account development.
Previously, as Regional Account Sales Director at NICE Actimize, Jacob excelled at building and maintaining high-level relationships, influencing decision-makers, and navigating complex, long sales cycles. A graduate of The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jacob blends technical expertise with business acumen, delivering exceptional results in key account management, Latin American market development and strategic partner collaboration.
Eric Tran-Le
Actimize Premier
Eric Tran-Le is Vice President, Head of Actimize Premier. Eric has held several leadership positions in product management and marketing at companies including Oracle and Microsoft, where he consistently delivered innovative, best-in-class enterprise solutions in the areas of cloud-based predictive analytics for IT security. Eric was recently a member of the Federal Reserve’s Fraud Definitions Work Group initiative to advance the Federal Reserve's strategy for improving the U.S. payment system.
Michael Fullmer
Michael Fullmer joined NICE Actimize in 2019 as Vice President, APAC Sales. Originally from the U.S., Michael has lived in Asia and been focused on Fintech for nearly 20 years leading teams at SunGard, now FIS, and Finastra. Michael has two teenage daughters with whom he enjoys travelling the world and they have even managed to visit all seven continents. Michael is also a big fan of movies, poker tournaments and the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Arun Rao
Professional Services
Arun Rao is the Vice President of Professional Services at NICE Actimize. Since 2008, he has held a transformative career with NICE Actimize with responsibilities spanning across services and customer success. He currently owns the services profession for the Americas and leads a team of 150+ trusted advisors who are the gatekeepers for frictionless client experiences. His team establishes and executes a best-in-class services strategy for growth and innovation tailored toward cloud transformation. NICE Actimize is growing and expanding a team for managed services and a shared service talent pool under Arun’s leadership.
Prior to his current role, Arun spent close to five years in Singapore leading the organization’s vision toward executing a growth strategy in international markets, with a threefold growth. Prior to NICE Actimize, Arun held various leadership positions in professional services at Oracle, BusinessEdge (EMC) and Deloitte Consulting. Arun earned his MBA from Cornell University, preceded with an honors in computer engineering from Gujarat University.
Joe Sangiovanni
Joe Sangiovanni, Global Vice President of Finance & Sales Operations at NICE Actimize, has more than 12 years of combined experience leading finance, operations and business activity in the tech and financial services industries. Prior to joining NICE in 2021, Joe led many teams in financial operations within several large enterprise companies such as Thomson Reuters, Fujitsu, Accenture and most recently Teradata. Joe is a graduate of Fairleigh Dickinson University with a bachelor of science in Business Management and an MBA in Finance. Joe lives in New Jersey, and is married with two children.
Pratima Salunkhe
Pratima Salunkhe serves as the Vice President of Human Resources, leading NICE Actimize’s global HR function. She is responsible for end-to-end HR strategy to help the business sustain and grow. Pratima joined NICE as the India HR Head and soon moved to the NICE Actimize global role based in New Jersey. Pratima is a strong HR leader with more than 21 years of experience in both the tech and manufacturing industries. She is well versed in aligning HR strategy with business needs, leadership development, workforce management, change management and M&A.
Pratima has represented HR at the board-level, and in addition worked to make L&D a profit center in one of her previous assignments. She also facilitated an organization in becoming a top 100 “Great Place to Work” company.
Prior to NICE, Pratima worked in global companies such as Fujitsu, Accenture, Tech Mahindra and RPG Group. She completed her masters in Computer Management and HR from XLRI, India. She is a Harvard Business School Alumni where she completed the General Management program. She is passionate about strategy along with its execution, as well as diversity and inclusion. Pratima received the Women Leader of the Year award in India.
Shubha Mehrotra
Shubha Mehrotra is a seasoned General Counsel at Actimize with over 15 years of experience in high-value software licensing, SaaS deals, and complex commercial agreements, with significant expertise in data privacy, large language models, and generative AI. Having worked extensively in both the US and internationally, she oversees global legal operations for Actimize, leading a diverse legal team across multiple regions. Shubha brings deep expertise in data privacy, cybersecurity, litigation, employment law matters, mergers & acquisitions, dispute resolution, and automation. She provides product legal advice, with a strong focus on strategic, business-driven solutions. As a member of the Actimize’s Operating Committee, she strikes a balance between legal risk mitigation and business objectives, enabling growth and innovation. A recognized expert in AI, software licensing, and emerging technologies, Shubha plays a pivotal role in navigating complex legal challenges while ensuring the company’s global operations are aligned with evolving industry standards and regulations.
Management Team
Craig Costigan
Praveen Debur
Chad Hetherington
Global Head of Product
Yigal Levi
Global Customer Support
Gilad Gruber
Engineering
Joe Sangiovanni
Pratima Salunkhe
Human Resources
Shubha Mehrotra
Eric Tran-Le
Actimize Premier
Arun Rao
Professional Services
Rachel Pollock
Professional Services International Markets
Department Heads
Jon Yates
Jacob Zarkower
Sales - Americas
Lee Garf
Cenk Ipeker
Yuval Marco
Authentication Management
Michael Barrett
