Elizabethtown, KY – Venminder, the leading third-party risk management platform and solution provider, announced today that Doniel Sutton has joined the company’s board of directors. Sutton brings more than 20 years of strategic and global human resources leadership experience.
“I’m very excited to be welcoming Doniel to our board,” said James Hyde, CEO of Venminder. “Doniel has deep domain knowledge and experience when it comes to scaling organizations, delivering against world-class strategic initiatives, and supporting a fast-growth culture. We take great pride in Venminder being a company that works to deliver exceptional experiences for our customers and employees alike, and so Doniel’s experience will be invaluable as we continue on Venminder’s current rapid growth path.”
“Venminder and I share the same values of innovation, collaboration, and customer success,” said Sutton. “Venminder’s software helps both large and small companies assess, monitor, and manage vendor risks throughout the vendor lifecycle. As a new board member, I’m excited to support Venminder’s vision to transform the third-party risk management industry.”
Sutton currently serves as Chief People Officer for Alteryx, an industry-leading provider of data and analytics automation software. In her role, she leads all human resource related functions, including talent strategy, total rewards, talent acquisition, development, culture, and diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging. A highly accomplished, results-driven HR executive, Sutton has built a career in shepherding global organizations, including Fortune 100 and Fortune 500 companies, through sustainable transformations, new business model implementations, M&A transactions and integrations, global expansions, and more. Previously, Sutton has held senior HR leadership roles at Fastly, PayPal, Prudential, Bank of America, and Honeywell.
Sutton is also a highly regarded and a sought-after strategic HR thought leader with multiple features and accolades under her belt, including media coverage in Bloomberg, NY Times, CNBC, Profile Magazine, and more. Among her many career achievements includes being recognized by Black Enterprise in 2017 as one of the 300 Most Powerful Executives in Corporate America and being awarded the 2018 American Business Award’s Bronze “Stevie” HR Executive of the Year. Most recently, Sutton was named as one of the Top 50 Women Leaders in SaaS in 2021 by The Software Report.
To learn more about Venminder’s board of directors, please visit our leadership page.