Our Global Leadership is committed to accelerating the pace of innovation
Jerre Stead
Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Jerre is Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Clarivate plc. Jerre served as CEO of Churchill Capital Corp until its merger with Clarivate in May 2019.
Mukhtar Ahmed
President, Science Group
Mukhtar Ahmed has been President, Science Group of the Company since September 2019. He joined the Company in January 2018 as President of Life Sciences.
Andrea Degutis
Chief Human Resources Officer
Andrea joined Clarivate in April 2017 as its SVP, HR, and has responsibility for global HR strategy, talent development and organization effectiveness.
Richard Hanks
Chief Financial Officer
Richard joined Clarivate in March 2017 as its Chief Financial Officer where he manages the global financial organization and leads the development and execution of the company’s fiscal strategies.
Steve Hartman
General Counsel and Global Head of Corporate Development
Steve Hartman has served as General Counsel and Global Head of Corporate Development for Clarivate since July 2014.
David Liu
Executive Vice President and Managing Director, Asia Pacific
David Liu has served as Executive Vice President and Managing Director of Asia Pacific for Clarivate since 2017. He joined Thomson Reuters in 2000 and served the business in a variety of leadership roles.
Stefano Maestri
Chief Technology Officer
Stefano Maestri joined Clarivate in August 2020 as our new Chief Technology Officer based in London. Stefano has more than 20 years of technology leadership experience leading technology teams in global organizations within the financial services sector.
Julia Mair
Chief Marketing Officer
Julia is the Chief Marketing Officer for Clarivate, joining in May 2017. Committed to a “customer first” philosophy, Julia was most recently the Chief Marketing Officer at Sterling Talent Solutions, a leading background screening company, where she led global marketing and sales teams in a variety of industries, including media, business services and financial services.
Mike Morhardt
Executive Vice President, Commercial Performance and Operations
Mike joined Clarivate in December 2017 and he is currently EVP, Commercial Performance and Operations.
Kerri Nelson
Chief Strategy Officer
Kerri joined Clarivate in June 2020 as its Chief Strategy Officer. She will lead critical strategic initiatives with a focus on customer-facing processes, M&A Integration and Customer Delight. She is responsible for building a “best in class” customer experience.
Armughan Rafat
Chief Data Officer
Armughan Rafat joined Clarivate in August 2018 as Chief Data Officer. In this role, he has responsibility for the global Content Operations and Content Technology functions.
Jeff Roy
President, IP Group
Jeff Roy has been President, IP Group of Clarivate since September 2019. He joined Clarivate in September 2017 as President of CompuMark.
Gordon Samson
Head of APAC Strategy & Growth
Gordon joined Clarivate in October 2020 with the acquisition of CPA Global, having joined CPA Global in 2014 as Chief Operating Officer.
Paul Woolf
SVP Integration Management and Financial Planning
Paul Woolf has global responsibility for Financial Planning & Analysis and financial integrations associated with strategic acquisitions. Paul was previously CFO and COO at CPA Global where was responsible for finance, legal and the go-to-market teams.
Melanie Fitzpatrick
Digital Workplace
Mel Fitzpatrick is leading the company’s global workplace transformation leveraging a data-driven and engagement-led approach to accelerate new ways of working – both where and how – and the adoption of a digital-first mindset and culture.
