Sovos Appoints David McCann as CTO to Drive AI-Powered Compliance Platform Innovation for Multinational Enterprises
AI / Machine Learning | 3 min read
Sovos (Atlanta; CEO Kevin Akeroyd; the always-on tax compliance company), has announced the appointment of David McCann as Chief Technology Officer. McCann joins with more than two decades of executive experience scaling enterprise SaaS platforms, leading large-scale technology transformations, and delivering measurable business impact in highly regulated industries. Most recently, he served as CTO at Self Financial, where he drove platform modernisation and organisational transformation that increased delivery velocity, strengthened system resilience, and enabled the company to scale its fintech infrastructure. Prior to Self Financial, he held senior technology and product leadership roles at Abrigo (as CTO/CPO), Accruent, and CLEAResult. Throughout his career, McCann has served as a board member and software operating partner for venture and private equity firms, and has been directly involved in more than $5 billion in business outcomes. Sovos processes more than 16 billion transactions per year, serves more than 100,000 customers — including half of the Fortune 500 — and operates across nearly 200 countries.
"We are at an inflection point in global tax compliance with enterprises expecting AI-powered intelligence, real-time regulatory coverage, and agentic workflows that work across their entire technology ecosystem. Dave brings the exact combination of cloud-native platform depth, AI-forward thinking, and high-performance team leadership that will accelerate our ability to deliver a unified, intelligent compliance platform for multinational enterprises. He is the right leader at the right moment for Sovos."
— Gregg Spratto, President, Sovos
McCann's Mandate — Sovi® AI, the Tax Compliance Cloud, and Agentic Workflows
At Sovos, McCann will lead the global technology organisation with a mandate to further differentiate the company's compliance platform, expand its data and AI capabilities, and enhance scalability to meet the demands of multinational enterprises navigating real-time regulatory requirements. His work will build on the momentum of Sovi® AI and the Sovos Tax Compliance Cloud, deepening Sovos' position as the platform for always-on global compliance. Areas of focus include tax guidance automation, workflow orchestration, system integrations, agent interoperability, and faster deployment of regulatory updates. McCann has been an early advocate for embedding AI and automation into core product and engineering workflows, and his leadership approach consistently integrates product, engineering, and design into a unified operating model — driving accountability for outcomes and accelerating time-to-market. The appointment comes at a moment when tax technology is shifting from back-office necessity to enterprise infrastructure priority: multinational businesses face increasingly real-time reporting mandates, evolving e-invoicing regulations, and new frameworks such as the OECD's Crypto-Asset Reporting Framework (CARF), which mandates comprehensive reporting of crypto transactions beginning in 2027 for the 2026 tax year across participating jurisdictions.
"Tax and regulatory compliance sit at the intersection of data complexity, real-time processing, and trust — and Sovos has built something genuinely differentiated in that space. I've spent my career building scalable platforms that help organisations navigate complexity with confidence. I'm excited to bring that experience to Sovos and work alongside this team to shape what the future of intelligent, automated tax compliance technology looks like for global enterprises."
— David McCann, Chief Technology Officer, Sovos
Key Takeaways
- • Sovos (Atlanta; CEO Kevin Akeroyd; President Gregg Spratto; always-on tax compliance company; 100,000+ customers including half the Fortune 500; 16 billion+ transactions/year; ~200 countries; 84M+ sales tax transactions processed on Black Friday/Cyber Monday 2025 with 100% uptime) has appointed David McCann as Chief Technology Officer. McCann will lead Sovos's global technology organisation with responsibility for platform scalability, product innovation, and expansion of data and AI capabilities.
- • David McCann's background: 20+ years of executive experience scaling enterprise SaaS platforms in highly regulated industries. Most recently CTO at Self Financial — drove platform modernisation, increased delivery velocity, strengthened system resilience, and scaled fintech infrastructure. Prior roles: Abrigo (CTO/CPO), Accruent (senior technology and product leadership), CLEAResult. Board member and software operating partner for venture capital and private equity firms. Directly involved in $5B+ in business outcomes. Early advocate for embedding AI and automation into core product and engineering workflows.
- • McCann's mandate at Sovos: further differentiate the compliance platform; expand data and AI capabilities; enhance scalability for multinational enterprises. Build on Sovi® AI and Sovos Tax Compliance Cloud momentum. Focus areas: tax guidance automation, workflow orchestration, system integrations, agent interoperability, and faster deployment of regulatory updates. Leadership model: unified product-engineering-design operating model driving accountability for outcomes and accelerating time-to-market.
- • Market context: tax technology is shifting from back-office necessity to enterprise infrastructure priority. Multinational businesses face increasingly real-time reporting mandates, evolving e-invoicing rules, shifting indirect tax regulations, and new frameworks including the OECD Crypto-Asset Reporting Framework (CARF) — mandating comprehensive crypto transaction reporting from 2027 for the 2026 tax year across participating jurisdictions. Vendors combining global coverage, real-time processing, and embedded AI are positioned to capture enterprise demand as finance and tax teams seek unified platforms over point solutions.
- • Sovos platform and recent momentum: Sovos Tax Compliance Cloud covers tax determination, e-invoicing compliance, and tax/regulatory reporting across ~200 countries. Recent partnerships include Epicor (AI tax compliance for manufacturing), Intuit (global e-invoicing), and Label (FATCA/CRS/CARF solutions for digital asset platforms). Recent SAP certification and listing on SAP Store. Acquired by Hg. Acquired IRIS-APAC Tax Tech (August 2025) for Asia-Pacific e-invoicing and tax compliance. McCann's appointment as CTO follows CFO David Woodworth and CPO Swati Garodia (December 2024) in a sustained executive build-out focused on AI-first platform leadership.