Wk identifies the biggest roadblock for finance offices at colleges in moving away from spreadsheetbased budgeting and financial planning a series of profiles of thought leaders changing the business landscape. Rizai, vanderploeg and trom brought eai through its own ipo in 1996. View matthew rizai s profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. The company offers software to collect, manage, report, and analyze business data in real time. Workiva will continue to expand the breadth and depth of what our software. Workivas wdesk software promises office productivity.
As a symbolic gesture to kickstart the event, workiva s chairman and ceo, matthew rizai reminded the crowd of the humble beginnings of the company. David mulcahy appointed chairman matthew rizai resigns as chairman and ceo company reaffirms q2 and full year 2018 revenue guidance ames, iowa june 11, 2018 workiva nyse. Workiva appoints martin vanderploeg ceo business wire. Rizai has served as our chief executive officer since 2009, as chairman of the board since december 2014, and as a managing director of workiva llc from 2009 through december 2014. Matthew rizai miami beach, florida professional profile linkedin. Workiva named one of the 100 best arizona companies in.
Matt razai cofounded workiva to meet those challenges. Workiva software engineers develop bestinclass, nextgeneration collaborative applications for accounting and finance teams around the world. Ames, ia, october 1, 2014 workiva, which has pioneered a cloudbased and mobileenabled platform for enterprises to collaboratively compile, manage, report and analyze critical business data in real time, today celebrates the grand opening of its corporate headquarters in ames, iowa. He believes that cloud is the reverberating word that has the potential to play the role of a catalyst for transforming business processes and compliance in changing market dynamics. Discover why over 3,500 organizations use our awardwinning cloud platform to modernize work across the enterprise. Wk, a leader in data collaboration, reporting and compliance solutions, announces today that its board of directors has unanimously named martin vanderploeg as chief executive officer. Workiva ceo matt rizai, center, cuts the ribbon with a little help from iowa gov. Matthew rizai is president, chief executive officer and chairman of engineering animation, inc. Check out this recent interview with matt rizai, chairman, workiva inc. In a statement, ceo matthew rizai said the companys founders have worked hard to build a culture around small teams of people that enjoy working with each other. Engineering manager scottsdale, az workiva, inc ladders. Workiva is proud to be named to such a prestigious list that includes some of the most successful software companies in. The ascent is the motley fools new personal finance brand devoted to helping you live a richer life.
We hire smart people with a broad set of skills who are read more. Workiva is an enterprise software company based in ames, iowa. Workiva is the leader in connected reporting and compliance solutions for accounting, finance, audit, and internal controls. Demands on consolidated financial reporting brought about by regulatory bodies have long represented a reporting burden for publiclytraded. Founded in 2008 as webfilings, its main product is wdesk, a cloudbased enterprise management and auditing software asaservice platform that enables companies to create and file financial and. The center for data innovation spoke with matt rizai, chairman and ceo of workiva, a data analytics company based in ames, iowa. Workiva company profile office locations, competitors. Matthew rizai, chairman and ceo, workiva matt rizai cofounded workiva in 2008 and currently serves as chairman and ceo. Matthew has made over 1 trades of the workiva stock since 2019, according to the form 4 filled with the sec.
Workiva, provider of the worlds leading connected reporting and. More than 1,300 employees log in to work remotely or in one of workiva s 19 offices around the world. This file is licensed under the creative commons attributionshare alike 4. Matthew rizai wk stock sec form 4 insiders trading. Workiva s decision to expand in ames demonstrates their commitment to continued growth in iowa, said gov. Ceo matthew rizai will continue to lead workiva after the offering. Matthew rizai and 2401 del lago drive in fort lauderdale. Matthew rizai has built a career out of time management. Fortifying corporate performance with data insights.
Matthew rizai wk stock sec form 4 insiders trading matthew has made over 1 trades of the workiva stock since 2019, according to the form 4 filled with the sec. This information is according to proxy statements filed for the 2018. The 23 best big cloud companies to work for, according to. Workiva makes great place to work list for 2018 news. Matt rizai, far right, ceo of workiva, one of iowas most successful technology companies, addressed guests and political dignitaries for the companys grand opening in ames on wednesday oct. Workivas wdesk to replace jll income property trusts old. Workiva s top executives matthew rizai, martin vanderploeg and jeffrey trom led engineering animation inc. Thirty percent of our recruiting comes from that wheel, said matthew m.
Rizai was the former ceo and chairman of workiva, a cloud computing company that offers compliance software to companies. Wk ceo matthew rizai explains, a common complaint we hear from traditional grc governance, risk, and compliance software users is a lack of version control of. The company has 33 patent awards with an additional 20 patents pending, and publicly recognizes employees involved at quarterly meetings and on the. He served as ceo from 2009 until resigning in 2018.
Matt rizai builds workiva to meet demand for financial. Matthew rizai, ten percent owner at workiva wk, is currently unranked, see this insiders latest transactions. To compete for talent in the software industry, we must provide the same type of topquality amenities that hightech employees are routinely offered elsewhere, said matthew rizai, workiva chief executive officer. Insurance magnate sells fort lauderdale mansion in one of. Workiva s wdesk to replace jll income property trusts old software by rizai matthew, ceo, workiva ames, ia. Cofounders matthew rizai, jerome behar and daniel murray are no longer with workiva. Workiva s mission is to enable organizations to collect, link, report, and analyze business data with control and accountability. Martin vanderploeg, jeff trom, and matthew rizai were cofounders of engineering animation, a 3d.
Webfilings offers cloudbased solutions with a software asaservice business model that. Workiva is a software company that provides technology to help businesses collaborate, collect, and manage different data. See the complete profile on linkedin and discover matthew s. Workiva ceo rizai resigns news the ames tribune ames, ia. Workiva jobs, benefits, business model, founding story.
Workiva will continue to expand the breadth and depth of what our software does for the worlds. Workivas growth picks up, but losses grow the motley fool. The buildings interiors showcase openfloor designs that foster creativity and collaboration, which are essential to workiva software development and corporate culture. Workiva is honored to be recognized as one of the 100 best arizona companies, said matthew rizai, workiva chairman and chief executive officer.
Workivathe university of chicago booth school of business. In iowa, jobs are plentiful but workers are not the new. He has over 20 years of experience as a mechanical engineer and 15 years of experience leading technology companies. Companies use your software to manage risk, boost productivity, and. Eai is the leading producer of enterprisewide visual process management, collaboration and. Eaii and served as the companys chief technology officer of eai from 1989 to 1999 and as its executive vice president from 1993 to 2000, when it was acquired by unigraphics solutions now part of siemens usa. According to a news release from the company, vanderploeg, the companys chief operating officer and member of the board of directors, was unanimously confirmed by the companys board of directors to the position. Former workiva ceo matthew rizai buys mansion in fort. However, matthew rizai, chief executive officer of workiva, looks quite relaxed reading the latest news on the governments regulatory agenda. Matthew rizai spent 10 years as chairman and ceo of ames, iowabased workiva until he resigned in june 2018. Founded in 2008 as webfilings, its main product is wdesk, a cloudbased enterprise management and auditing software.
Kim reynolds while other officials look on at the technology companys grand opening. Workiva has promoted martin vanderploeg as ceo after former ceo matt rizai resigned, the company announced monday. Over the last year, we can see that the biggest insider sale was by the insider, matthew rizai. Workiva plans initial public offering des moines register.
The software manufacturer started out of drake university and had acquisition offers from microsoft in. Matthew rizai m, 64 miami beach, fl has court records. It was cofounded by matt rizai in 2008 and offered its first cloudbased solution in 2010. Increasing demands on financial reporting brought about by sarbanes oxley. Senior vp jill klindt just sold a bunch of shares in workiva inc. This software development job in technology is in scottsdale, az 85250. February, 2020 rizai matthew m has filed an sc ga form with the securities and exchange commission sec disclosing ownership of 3,360,816 shares of workiva, inc.
A series of profiles of thought leaders changing the business landscape. Prior to cofounding workiva in 2008, marty was a cofounder of engineering animation, inc. The company was originally founded in 2008 as webfilings. Rizai and svetlana skopcenko as trustees ua dated august 7, 20. As former chairman and chief executive officer at workiva inc, matthew m. Matt rizai is the former chairman and chief executive officer at workiva, and the former chairman and ceo at engineering animation, inc. Workiva inc rethinking compliance to drive down enterprise risk. Matthew rizai is 64 years old today because matthew s birthday is on 04061956. Challenges await workivas public entry des moines register. In the past, matthew has also been known as matt rizai, matt n rizai, matthew n rizai, h m rizai and matthew razal.
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