Our Management
Peter Granat
CEO of SAI Global
Peter Granat joined SAI Global as Chief Executive Officer in July 2017 bringing extensive experience leading both private and public companies through turn-around and growth phases, developing innovative software products and global information services throughout his career.
Most recently Peter was Chairman of the Board of Cision, the leading global public relations software and information services company.
From 2013 to 2016 he was the CEO of Cision and led the company through an expansion and growth phase that took the company from USD $130M in revenue in 2013 to over USD $600M in revenue in 2016. Prior to being the CEO, he was President of Cision EMEA division based in London and Cision North America based in Chicago.
Peter holds a BA from the University of Vermont and a MBA from Northwestern Kellogg School of Management.
Kim Jenkins
Chief Operating Officer
Kim recommenced with SAI Global in August 2017 as Managing Director of Property and Knowledge and was named to COO in January 2020. She joins us from Australian Retail Credit Association, where she was CEO.
Prior to that Kim was SAI Global’s Director of Strategy, Mergers and Acquisitions, a role she held after an extensive career in the banking industry including leading the start-up of FirstRand Bank India, the first bank from the African continent to achieve a full commercial banking license in India.
Kim has also held a number of executive roles with Experian. While at the helm of their Australian and New Zealand operations, she oversaw the launch of a new Credit Bureau, a joint venture with a number of Australia’s pre-eminent financial institutions.
Kim has an MSc from the University of Cape Town and an MBA from Brunel University in the UK.
Paul Johns
Chief Marketing Officer
Paul joined SAI Global as Chief Marketing Officer in October 2017, bringing a wealth of experience across the full marketing, communications and investor relations mix. An established governance, risk and compliance thought-leader, Paul formerly led the global marketing communications strategy for Thomson Reuters’ $6.1bn Financial and Risk division. Paul redefined how the business engaged with global financial clients, moving the business from a perceived point provider to an enterprise platform company.
During Paul’s tenure, the GRC business within the Financial and Risk division of Thomson Reuters achieved significant growth and established a leadership ranking by top analyst firms.
Prior to that, Paul has held Chief Marketing Officer positions in a variety of technology start-ups with a primary focus in fintech including Orchestria and Complinet.
Darshini Brown
Chief Human Resources Officer
Darshini Brown has more than twenty years of diverse human resources experience leading teams through acquisitions, reorganizations, accelerated hiring periods and coaching in all people-related issues in both private and public companies.
Most recently, Darshini held the position of SVP, Human Resources at Trustwave, a global cybersecurity & managed security services firm, headquartered in Chicago.
Prior to Trustwave, Darshini held human resources leadership roles across a variety of companies including IBM, SPSS, Abbott and Fluor.
Darshini received a bachelor’s degree in Psychology from Indiana University Bloomington.