Parris Sanz, Esq.

Chief Executive Officer

Parris Sanz is CAN Capital’s Chief Executive Officer.

Sanz previously held the roles of Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Chief Compliance Officer. Sanz joined the company in 2004 with more than 11 years of experience as a corporate, securities, and transactional attorney. Before joining CAN Capital, he was a senior executive and General Counsel of a specialty pharmaceutical company, the successful sale of which he led in 2003. Prior to that, Sanz was an attorney in private practice at the law firms of Latham & Watkins in Los Angeles and Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker in San Francisco, where he handled a wide variety of M&A transactions, securities offerings including IPOs, and other corporate transactions, and acted as outside general counsel to a number of technology start-ups.

Sanz received his J.D. from Harvard Law School in 1993 and a Bachelor of Arts degree from U.C. Berkeley, High Honors and Phi Beta Kappa, in 1990. Sanz is admitted to practice in California and Washington, D.C., is a registered In-House Counsel in New York, and is also admitted to practice before the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.

Ritesh Gupta

Chief Operating Officer

Ritesh Gupta is CAN Capital’s Chief Operating Officer. Gupta helps drive cross-company focus on customer experience by leading sales and operations for the company’s small business customers.

Gupta joined CAN Capital in 2015 and brings more than 17 years of financial and manufacturing industry experience in operational strategy and execution, customer experience redesign, large-scale program management, and regulatory compliance. Before joining CAN Capital, Gupta served as Vice President of Operations for Capital One. During his 12-year tenure with Capital One in various roles, Gupta led aspects of the company’s business growth, operations and customer centric efforts through a variety of leadership roles in credit card operations, technology, partnerships and procurement. Earlier in his career, Gupta worked at ITC Ltd. India leading manufacturing operations.

Gupta holds a B.Tech in Mechanical Engineering from I.I.T. Kanpur, India and MBA in Finance from I.I.M. Ahmedabad, India.

Tim Wieher

Chief Compliance Officer and General Counsel

Tim Wieher is CAN Capital’s Chief Compliance Officer and General Counsel. Prior to joining CAN Tim was Chief Compliance Officer for the Direct Segment with GE Capital Corporation in Chicago. Earlier in his career with GE, Tim was the Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary for GE Public Finance, and also served as Senior Counsel for the Corporate Finance division. Prior to joining GE, Tim practiced law in the areas of corporate finance, M&A, and tax with Reed Smith, Thompson Coburn, and Smith Hemmesch Burke Kaczynski.

Tim holds a J.D. with a Federal Tax Certificate, an LL.M. in Tax Law, and an M.S. in Accountancy from Loyola University in Chicago. He received his MBA with concentrations in Management & Organizations and Entrepreneurship & Innovation from Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management (a top 10 Business Program) in 2013. In 2009, he was recognized as a “Rising Star” by Super Lawyers Magazine, and he has been the recipient of the GE Capital Americas Legal Value Award, Corporate Finance Leadership Award, and the GE Capital Legal Department’s “Rookie of the Year” Award.

Ray De Palma

Chief Financial Officer

Ray De Palma is CAN Capital’s Chief Financial Officer. Prior to joining CAN, Ray was the Chief Financial Officer of Stroz Friedberg, a global, specialized risk management firm. He was hired as the firm’s Controller in December 2010 and was promoted to Chief Financial Officer in October 2014. In these roles, he was responsible for the firm’s global finance operations, including accounting and financial reporting, tax planning and compliance, treasury, corporate development, and strategic planning. During his tenure, the firm successfully completed five acquisitions and expanded into three countries, increasing global revenues by over 100%, and resulting in the firm’s successful sale in October 2016.
Previously, Ray was an assurance senior manager at EY, where he served both publicly-owned and private-equity portfolio companies with global presence, resolving complex accounting, auditing, and SEC reporting issues. In addition, he assisted his clients through numerous acquisitions and divestitures, three initial public equity offerings and several public and private debt offerings.

Ray graduated with honors from Montclair State University with a BS in Accounting and is a Certified Public Accountant in New York and New Jersey. He is a member of the AICPA and the New Jersey Society of CPAs.

Mandy Sebel

Chief People Officer

Ms. Sebel joined CAN Capital in 2012, bringing extensive experience in employee engagement, talent acquisition and on-boarding, change management, and organizational development. Her previous work includes integral roles at start-up companies and key positions at mature, but transforming, organizations such as D&B.

While at D&B, Sebel served as HR Partner and Chief of Staff for the Small Business Group and led the integration of Hoover’s and other acquisitions. Sebel is also a veteran of digital commerce and has worked with some of the fastest-growing marketing and technology players in the industry, helping one organization grow to over 3,000 employees.

Sebel spent time, previous to joining CAN Capital, consulting with private equity firm Providence Equity Partners and the advertising firm Arnold Worldwide to improve their approach to attracting and on-boarding key talent.