LEADERSHIP

We lead the charge with passion, innovation, and authenticity.

Provar’s leaders are pioneers in the quality exploration.
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Our leaders are Salesforce® and test automation experts.

They come from all backgrounds and regions around the world. They bolster our culture with global expertise and a shared determination to make your quality roadmap intuitive, and testing easy to learn, quick to develop, and seamless to maintain.

Tony Sumpster

Tony

Sumpster 

Chief Executive Officer

Chief Executive Officer

Geraint-Waters

Geraint

Waters 

Chief Evangelist

Geraint Waters began his career in technology and innovation as an IT Consultant for PWC in 1999. After advancing his leadership at UBS Investment Bank and Barclays, Geraint and his co-founders saw a high market need for a no-code Salesforce test automation and founded Provar in 2014. For nearly a decade, he has scaled his global teams as CEO/Co-Founder, while continuing to bring new solutions to enterprise customers. When not at work, Geraint enjoys rooting for Liverpool and spending time with his two children and wife in Beckenham, Southeast London.

Richard-Oliver

Richard

Oliver 

Chief Financial Officer

Richard Oliver leads Provar’s Finance, Legal, and HR functions since joining Provar in early 2021. He was keen to join Provar due to its high growth, clear value proposition, and great people. Since joining, he's enjoyed particularly helping to evolve the company's processes and reporting, and interacting with prospects and customers to solve mutual business problems.

Richard (or "Oli,” as he is known in Provar) brings experience from over 20 years working as the CFO or COO of entrepreneurial international software companies in Cloud, Telco, and Banking solutions. Richard is a qualified accountant and has a BA in Business. He lives in Sussex, England and is married with 3 children.

Chris Armstrong

Chris

Armstrong 

Chief Customer Officer

Chief Customer Officer

Ivan-Harris

Ivan

Harris 

Chief Product and Technology Officer

An electrical and electronic engineering graduate, Ivan spent the first 16 years of his career in the aerospace and defence industry writing safety-critical embedded software.

During the past 20 years, he has held several C-level technology and product leadership roles helping B2B enterprise software startups bring innovative new solutions to market. In addition to building and leading multi-disciplinary product and services teams, he has established international technology, system integrator and platform partnerships, including with Salesforce.
For ten years, Ivan has focused on creating products that are built on or integrated with, Salesforce and has launched five Salesforce AppExchange apps, including his own, plus two AI platforms.
Before joining Provar Testing, Ivan was a Program Architect for Salesforce in Australia, working with some of their largest and most complex multi-cloud customers on enterprise transformation projects to help accelerate their time to value.
In his spare time, He is also the author of the book, "Beginning Salesforce DX", published by Apress in 2022.

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Lisa

Lee 

Chief People Officer

As Provar’s Chief People Officer, Lisa brings her extensive experience from a career spanning 30 years in HR to building the people journey here at Provar. A big believer in creating great places to work, Lisa thrives on the family-vibe of the start up and the challenge of maintaining that as a company grows. Her goal is for Provar to be recognized as one of the best places to work in tech, and that means listening to and learning from our people – you know how HR people love to chat!

A team oriented leader with international experience, Lisa specializes in building people teams that share her passion for delivering exceptional employee experiences and aims to create an inclusive culture with a sense of belonging. She firmly believes that to be our best selves, we should continue to learn and develop, a philosophy that we share at Provar.
Lisa lives with her partner on the south coast of the UK, along with the love of her life – a classic car! She is a self-confessed “fixer of broken things,” baker, reader, friend, classic car enthusiast, and foodie.

Alexa-Cash

Alexa

Cash 

Vice President of Global Customer Success

Sudarshan-Singh

Sudarshan

Singh 

Vice President of Customer Service

Sudarshan Singh comes from a humble farming background. He was born and raised in Kanpur, India. After completing his 12th grade, Sudarshan faced a two-year gap where he took up various odd jobs, including working as an office boy, security guard, and labor. These experiences taught him the value of hard work and instilled in him a deep empathy for people facing challenges. With a burning desire to pursue higher education, Sudarshan worked tirelessly as a part-time caddy in a golf course and taught tuition classes to fund his college fees. Eventually, he earned a graduate degree in Computer Applications, which laid the foundation for his career in the technology industry.

Sudarshan's professional journey began as a manual tester in 2010, and after two years, he transitioned into Java development. In April 2015, he joined Provar company as a Test Consultant, marking a significant turning point in his career. From the moment he stepped into a customer-facing role, Sudarshan made customer experience his top priority. He excelled in troubleshooting and solving customer queries, ensuring their satisfaction and success. Over the years, he took on different roles, such as Sr. Test Consultant, Test Architect, QA Manager, Service Manager, TechOps Manager, and Head of TechOps. Sudarshan's dedication to customer service led him to his current role as the VP of Customer Service, where he continues to provide high-quality support to customers.
His commitment to customer satisfaction has taken him to different locations, including the USA, where he has traveled to conduct trainings and provide on-site assistance. Sudarshan's ability to connect with customers and understand their needs has earned him a reputation for delivering exceptional service. Furthermore, Sudarshan's leadership and organizational skills have been instrumental in establishing and leading the TechOps team. Under his guidance, the team has consistently delivered high-quality services, exceeding customer expectations and contributing to the company's success
Beyond his professional endeavors, Sudarshan is deeply committed to giving back to the community. He volunteers his time and knowledge to teach underprivileged students, providing them with educational opportunities they might not otherwise have. Sudarshan's dedication to empowering others extends to guiding college students, where he selflessly shares his insights and experiences to help them shape their careers.
Outside of work, Sudarshan cherishes his role as a loving husband and a proud father to his nine-year-old daughter. Family holds a special place in his heart, and his own journey of finding love during challenging times has shaped his ability to connect with others on a deeper level.
Sudarshan's multifaceted life experiences, combined with his technical expertise and leadership skills, have molded him into a well-rounded professional. He possesses a unique blend of empathy, resilience, and a relentless pursuit of excellence. Moving forward, Sudarshan remains committed to enhancing the customer experience, mentoring his team, and achieving new milestones in his career. With his passion, expertise, and focus on excellence, Sudarshan continues to make a positive impact and inspire those around him.

Samantha-Spector

Samantha

Spector 

Vice President of Marketing

Samantha Spector brings nearly 20 years of progressive marketing and executive leadership experience to Provar, spanning industries such as technology, nonprofit, and entertainment. She takes a progressive, data-driven approach to brand building, which has proven successful for both startup and global companies.

She excels at blending both the strategic and tactical to lead fully fledged marketing campaigns that target every vertical. She specializes in identifying gaps in a company’s marketing strategy, building full-stack teams comprised of industry experts to meet those needs, and guiding them in creating campaigns that resonate. Her clear, research-backed vision aims to elevate brands and connect them with those seeking their solutions.
She is DiSC-certified and has led trainings for both her team at Provar and other large business corporations
She lives in Nashville, TN with her husband and daughter.

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WEBINAR

Testing Salesforce Government Cloud

DATE:

April 22, 2025

TIME:

9am PST/ 11am CST/ 5pm GMT

Salesforce Government Cloud enables public sector organizations to scale and secure their applications on a trusted platform while meeting stringent compliance requirements. But how can you make sure your mission critical workflows work perfectly, and securely, every-time.

This webinar will take a deep dive into:
1. Key considerations when testing Government Cloud:
2. Why data security & compliance needs to be front and center
3. The importance of testing end to end flows and persona-based testing
4. How Provar helps to accelerate Government Cloud testing at scale

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