Leadership Team

Brett Garrett’s appointment as CEO of Titan Cloud marks a significant milestone for the company. Having previously served as Chief Operating Officer, Brett brings a wealth of leadership experience in both private and public software businesses. His deep understanding of Titan Cloud’s operations and industry expertise make him uniquely qualified to drive the company’s global expansion and reinforce its position as the leading provider of downstream fuel supply chain software.

Prior to joining Titan Cloud, Brett amassed over a decade of leadership experience as a senior executive in high-growth private and public software companies. Before that, he spent ten years as an investor at Bain Capital and General Catalyst, where he gained deep expertise in scaling businesses and driving strategic growth. With this proven track record of expanding high-growth companies, Brett offers the strategic vision and operational insight needed to lead Titan Cloud into its next stage of growth.

Originally from Chicago and now living in Cambridge with his wife and three children, Brett holds a BA in Economics and a minor in Mathematics, along with an MA in Philosophy, from Stanford University. When not immersed in the world of business, he enjoys spending time with his family, exploring the outdoors, traveling, and indulging in his love of music.

Chris Marks brings over 20 years of experience in finance, strategy, and operations to his role as Chief Financial Officer at Titan Cloud. Throughout his career, he has built a reputation for scaling businesses and driving growth in fast-paced environments. 

Prior to joining Titan Cloud, Chris spent more than a decade in the technology industry, most recently as CFO of ExecOnline. Before that, he served as Vice President of Financial Planning & Analysis at Rapid7, a high-growth, SaaS-based cybersecurity company. There, he played a key role in driving the company’s growth from $30M in revenue to over $800M, leading a successful IPO, and managing numerous acquisitions. Chris also held senior leadership roles across finance, pricing, and revenue operations, demonstrating a talent for bridging financial and commercial strategies. Earlier in his career, Chris spent time at Deloitte, Bain Capital, and Highland Capital Partners. 

Chris earned his degree from the University of Connecticut and an MSA from the University of Hartford. In his free time, he enjoys being with his family, spending time in the mountains, traveling, and playing a round of golf. 

Kevin Alansky joins Titan Cloud as Chief Marketing Officer, bringing 25 years of enterprise SaaS marketing leadership. He leads global marketing strategy, sharpening Titan Cloud’s story and building the pipeline engine that matches the quality of the product. His focus on positioning, demand generation, and sales alignment makes him well suited to scale the brand as Titan Cloud expands its leadership in fuel asset optimization.

Kevin is a four-time CMO who specializes in high-growth private equity backed software companies. Most recently he was CMO at Jedox, an Insight Partners backed enterprise performance management platform, where he led a global team across North America, EMEA, and APAC, embedded AI across marketing workflows, and advanced the company’s position in the Gartner Magic Quadrant. Before that he held CMO roles at Higher Logic and Logi Analytics and spent 12 years at Blackboard, building the demand generation and digital foundations that fueled its growth.

Originally from Connecticut and a lifelong Boston sports fan, Kevin lives in Arlington, Virginia with his wife and two children. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Marketing from Muhlenberg College. Outside of work he advises tech startups and enjoys baseball, skiing, CrossFit, and photography.

Steve Akers is a transformational technology and product executive with over 20 years of experience driving innovation and scaling teams to deliver exceptional business outcomes. As Titan Cloud’s Chief Product & Technology Officer, Steve brings his expertise in product vision, digital transformation, and platform innovation to optimize customer experiences and fuel operational efficiency.

Steve has a proven track record of leading organizations through significant change, including steering post-acquisition integrations, delivering SaaS platform modernizations, and launching generative AI-powered solutions. His leadership at companies like Equifax, Appriss, and GE showcases his ability to unlock growth, expand EBITDA margins, and pioneer new technologies.

Steve holds an MBA and a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering Science from the University of Louisville. 

Rick Klein serves as SVP of North American Sales at Titan Cloud, where he leads go-to-market strategy and revenue growth across the region. His appointment reflects Titan Cloud’s continued investment in scaling a high-performance commercial organization to support its leadership in downstream fuel asset management.

Rick brings more than two decades of experience building and leading enterprise sales teams across some of the most successful software companies in the industry. He has played a key role in scaling four category-defining organizations, including two through initial public offerings, with leadership positions at Oracle, Workday, Anaplan and HiBob. Known for his ability to build teams deeply invested in customer success, Rick focuses on creating aligned, accountable organizations that drive long-term, sustainable growth.

In addition to his operating role, Rick is a Limited Partner at Stage 2 Capital, where he partners with early-stage B2B companies to help develop scalable, repeatable revenue models.

Originally from northern Wyoming, Rick grew up in the heart of energy country, shaping his connection to the industry he serves today. He holds a BS in Natural Resources from the University of Vermont and lives in the New York metropolitan area with his wife and family.

Chris was appointed President of International in October 2023 when Titan Cloud acquired Leighton O’Brien, where he was the Chief Executive Officer.

He is a proven business leader, with a strong track record of driving profitable revenue growth by identifying key strategic drivers, understanding market shifts, optimally structuring business units, aligning people and fostering a customer-centric culture.

Based in Melbourne, having previously lived in Singapore, India, Dubai and New Zealand, Chris joined Leighton O’Brien after more than 12 years in key strategic planning, sales and management roles including General Manager (Asia) for Dover Fueling Solutions, and senior positions at Gilbarco Veeder-Root, OPW and Liquip International.

Chris has a BSc in Information Technology, an MBA (Distinction) and a Master of International Relations.

Suvro Khan is a results-driven and customer-centric executive that is passionate about customer and commercial outcomes. Suvro leads deployments, account management, customer and product support, and platinum services for Titan Cloud customers.

Suvro has 20 years of experience building and leading enterprise software customer success, implementations and operations teams for Fortune 500 client base in the healthcare, energy, retail, and fin-tech industries. His leadership roles at industry giants like IBM, Opower (acquired by Oracle), Amwell, and Urbint demonstrate his proven ability to deliver success in complex enterprise software environments.

Suvro holds a bachelor’s degree in computer engineering from the University of Concordia in Montreal, Quebec.

Brittany Garcia is a certified Professional in Human Resources (PHR) with more than a decade of personnel management experience in corporate and large organizational spaces. As VP of People for Titan Cloud, she oversees implementation and standardization of people policies, procedures, and programs across our global teams. Brittany’s expertise as part of the Titan Cloud leadership team is particularly critical as our company continues its geographic expansion and hyper growth.