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Vantaca Hires Four Executives With Decades Of Scale-up Experience

By Staff Reports, posted Feb 4, 2025

Vantaca, a community association management software provider, recently announced the addition of four executives to its team: Tom Arnett as chief strategy officer, John Donnelly III as chief revenue officer, Jackie Christensen as vice president of product and Dan Yacker as vice president of partnerships.

"These strategic hires – along with other recent leadership transitions – underscore Vantaca's commitment to innovation, customer success and continued growth within a consolidating industry," according to a news release.

Arnett  (pictured at left) joins Vantaca with deep expertise in scaling SaaS businesses, the release stated. He previously served as CEO of Blue Sombrero, guiding the company through multiple acquisitions, and as chief customer officer at MOJO Sports, where he led go-to-market efforts prior to its acquisition.

"Drawing on his extensive background in strategic growth and business development, Tom will be responsible for driving Vantaca's long-term strategy and market expansion," according to the release.

Bringing decades of experience scaling enterprise technology businesses across SaaS, AI and beyond, Donnelly (pictured at left) has played key roles in six successful liquidity exits (IPO and M&A), the release stated. Prior to joining Vantaca, he held senior executive roles at DTiQ, Titan Cloud Software and Brandwatch, where he led global revenue growth, building high-performing sales and marketing organizations, according to the release.

"In his CRO position, John will spearhead revenue-generating initiatives to support Vantaca's continued expansion," the release stated.

Christensen's 18-year career spans startups, non-profits, scale-ups and publicly traded corporations. Christensen (pictured below) specializes in building and managing cross-functional Agile teams, creating data-driven product strategies and aligning product roadmaps with business objectives, according to the release.

"Reporting to Jeff Beard (Vantaca's CTO now leading both engineering and product), Jackie will champion Vantaca's product vision, integrating AI and customer insights to deliver industry-defining solutions," the release stated.

With over 30 years of experience in high-tech sales and strategic partnerships, Yacker (pictured below) has built, scaled and led channel and alliance programs for leading SaaS companies, according to the release.

"Skilled in enterprise sales, complex negotiations, and forging transformative alliances, Dan will report to Tom Arnett and expand Vantaca's partner ecosystem—ensuring that management companies benefit from seamless integrations, robust solutions, and collaborative relationships that power their operational excellence," the release stated.

In addition to four executive hires, Will Davy is transitioning to vice president of strategic relationships, reporting to Ben Currin, CEO of Vantaca.

"With the community association management industry undergoing consolidation, Will's focus will be on nurturing partnerships that position Vantaca as the go-to strategic player for companies focusing on deepening strategic industry partnerships in a consolidating market," according to the release.

With the hires and the transition, "we're doubling down on forging industry alliances and delivering AI-powered software that shapes the future of community management," Currin stated in the release.

Over the past year, Vantaca has expanded its platform to serve more than 5 million doors, achieving over 60% year-over-year growth.

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