Leadership
The Performive leadership team is committed to strengthening the Performive team by fostering our core values and expanding our skillsets, ensuring exceptional support for our global customers.
Wayne Kiphart
Wayne Kiphart serves as Chief Executive Officer of Performive, leading the organization through a dynamic phase of growth and strategic transformation in mid-market managed cloud, security, and data services. Since joining Performive in early 2025, Wayne has brought his depth of leadership from across the managed services industry—including roles at OnX Managed Services, Logicalis, and Ascend Technologies—where he guided companies through complex integrations, scaling, and innovation initiatives.
Under his leadership, Performive has sharpened its market positioning and strengthened its culture, earning accolades like inclusion in the 2025 Channel Company MES Midmarket 100 list—a testament to the company’s expertise in empowering mid-sized enterprises with scalable IT solutions.
Wayne’s leadership philosophy centers on innovation as a service—delivering scalable, resilient, and compliant cloud solutions while prioritizing trust, transparency, and customer-first service. He is committed to continuing Performive’s mission of enabling mid-sized enterprises to operate with confidence in an increasingly complex digital environment.
Jesus Perez
Jesus Perez brings over two decades of global financial leadership across diverse industries, including manufacturing, oil and gas, and technology solutions. As Chief Financial Officer at Performive, Jesus leverages his deep expertise in operations, corporate finance, and strategic planning to drive sustainable growth and financial performance. Prior to joining Performive, he held executive roles at leading organizations such as Computex Technology Solutions and Seadrill, where he played pivotal roles in acquisition integration, public readiness, and financial transformation across multi-national operations.
Jesus is known for building high-performing finance teams, improving reporting accuracy and speed, and championing collaboration across business functions. His leadership philosophy centers on accountability, transparency, and communication—values that align seamlessly with Performive’s mission to protect, preserve, and perform. He holds a BBA in Finance from the University of Texas at Austin and is fluent in both English and Spanish.
Mark Mercado
As Senior Vice President of Sales, Mark is responsible for leading all Sales, Marketing and Channel initiatives for Performive. Mark is a proven industry veteran with over 20 years’ experience building cloud-centric programs for some of the best public and boutique providers in the industry. Mark holds a Bachelor of Science degree in both Finance and History, and prior to entering the tech industry he held management positions in the financial and wireless industries. He proudly served in the United States Marine Corps and has been recognized as one of the top Channel Chiefs by CRN magazine.
Rob Ossian
With over 25 years of executive-level experience, Rob Ossian is a distinguished Global Operations Professional currently serving as the Director of Operations at Performive. In this pivotal role, Rob leads and optimizes Support and Customer Service teams, leveraging his experience in leading, scaling, and retaining high-performance teams for startups and Fortune 500 organizations across diverse industries.
Renowned for his creative and motivational leadership, Rob excels in recruiting, managing, and inspiring international and remote Global Operations, Technical Support, and Customer Success teams. His ability to cultivate lasting cross-functional relationships and instill a sense of ownership has consistently contributed to achieving world-class results. At Performive, Rob Ossian remains dedicated to driving operational excellence and delivering unparalleled service to the company’s clientele.
Gary Simat
Gary Simat has extensive real-world experience within the managed services market. A respected leader in the field, he is well versed in the best practices and methods of operating mission-critical workloads, optimizing global networks for performance, and managing cloud platform operations. Gary is an entrepreneur at heart and, with his strategic direction, aims to provide the best possible Cloud and Security Solutions for midsized enterprises.
Having helped develop Performive into what it is today, Gary is keen to give back to the local Atlanta start-up community. He is very active with Atlanta Tech Village as well as a previous member of the advisory board for the Cape Coral Technical College, participating in local hackathons and startup forums. Gary has also been featured as a Cisco Impact Story and has been recognized as a Top Atlanta Entrepreneur twice by TiE Atlanta.
Carlos Carluccio
Carlos Carluccio spends the bulk of his efforts on making certain our technical personnel have the knowledge and motivation to support our diverse customer base. An expert in the technical aspects of hosted services, Carlos draws upon years of knowledge of server and infrastructure engineering best practices.
Knowing what to do and how to keep systems secure is a critical role within Performive. Bringing a detail oriented mind to this process keeps our customers safe and secure.