
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.
Barrett Boston is the former Chief Executive Officer of Ottimate (formerly Plate IQ), a San Francisco-based AI-powered accounts payable automation platform. Appointed CEO in October 2021 following FTV Capital's majority investment, Boston transformed the company from a restaurant-focused invoice tool into a multi-industry AP automation leader serving hospitality, healthcare, grocery, retail, construction, and manufacturing sectors. Under his leadership, Ottimate rebranded from Plate IQ, raised $160 million in Series B funding, launched an industry-first AI engine for AP, and introduced Conversational AP - an AI assistant for finance teams. Boston stepped down in March 2026, passing the CEO role to Shawn Lane. His career spans IBM, TravelClick, TriNet, and Merrill Lynch, with an MBA from Harvard Business School and a BA in Economics from Duke University.