# Shawn Lane

> Shawn Lane is the Chief Executive Officer of Ottimate, an AI-powered accounts payable automation and payments platform serving mid-market businesses across hospitality, healthcare, construction, retail, and manufacturing. With more than 30 years of experience scaling enterprise SaaS and supply chain software companies - from Procter & Gamble to i2 Technologies to E2open - Lane brings rare operational depth to one of fintech's fastest-growing categories. His career is a through-line of companies that challenged legacy processes with intelligent automation, and Ottimate is his biggest stage yet.

- **Role:** CEO at Ottimate
- **Organizations:** Ottimate, LivTech, ketteQ, E2open, Mitratech, RedPrairie, Servigistics, i2 Technologies, Procter & Gamble
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** Bachelor of Science, Industrial Engineering, North Carolina State University
- **Known for:** Led LivTech through six years of sustained growth and operational transformation as CEO, Appointed to ketteQ's Board of Directors in September 2023 as a supply chain industry veteran, Over 30 years of scaling enterprise SaaS and supply chain software companies

## Career timeline

- **1994-1998** — Manufacturing Manager at Procter & Gamble
- **1998-2002** — Director of Service Parts Management at i2 Technologies
- **2003-2010** — Multiple leadership roles at Servigistics (now PTC), including VP of Sales Europe and VP of Sales Consulting
- **2010-2012** — Vice President of Sales at RedPrairie (now Blue Yonder)
- **2012-2015** — Vice President of Sales at Mitratech
- **2015-2020** — General Manager at E2open
- **2020-2025** — Chief Executive Officer at LivTech, leading aging adult care software through six years of growth and operational transformation
- **2023** — Appointed to Board of Directors at ketteQ
- **2025** — Appointed Chief Executive Officer at Ottimate to lead AI-driven growth phase

## Achievements

- Led LivTech through six years of sustained growth and operational transformation as CEO
- Appointed to ketteQ's Board of Directors in September 2023 as a supply chain industry veteran
- Over 30 years of scaling enterprise SaaS and supply chain software companies
- Appointed CEO of Ottimate, a $320M-funded AI-powered AP automation platform
- Deep cross-industry experience spanning supply chain, healthcare tech, legal tech, and fintech

## Latest updates

- **2025-03** — Appointed Chief Executive Officer of Ottimate to lead the company's next phase of AI-driven growth
- **2023-09** — Joined ketteQ's Board of Directors as a supply chain industry veteran advisor

## Links

- Website: https://ottimate.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shawnhlane

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Last updated: 2026-05-22