Clive Kinross
Co-Founder / Chief Executive Officer
Clive is Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Propel Holdings. Propel has developed and thrived under Clive’s leadership since its inception in 2011. His financial acumen, bold visionary approach and passion for excellence has steered Propel to becoming a leader in its industry. Clive brings with him a long and successful history of building successful, innovative tech businesses powered by collaborative and dynamic teams. Prior to starting Propel, Clive was Co-Founder and President of OPENLANE, a B2B online exchange for used vehicles, which under his guidance and leadership disrupted the traditional brick and mortar automotive auto auction model, and transformed the industry. OPENLANE was sold to ADESA, a major subsidiary of KAR Auction Services (NYSE:KAR), in 2011. Prior to that, Clive worked for NSA Investments, the largest publicly traded private equity company in South Africa. Clive sits on several corporate Boards and is also a Board Member for the Online Lender’s Alliance (OLA), the main industry body representing the fast-growing online lending industry. Clive is a Chartered Accountant and completed his Articles at Arthur Andersen. He also holds a BComm, BAcc from the University of Witwatersrand in South Africa. Clive is an avid world traveller with his wife and two children and never misses a tennis match.
Sheldon Saidakovsky
Co-Founder / Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
As Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of Propel, Sheldon oversees all of the company’s financial functions, including accounting and reporting, treasury, financial strategy and planning, commercial and transaction structuring, audit and corporate finance. Since Propel’s inception, Sheldon has played a lead strategic role in shaping and guiding the business through its various stages of development and growth. Sheldon prides himself on building shareholder value and delivering excellence as a business leader. He consistently inspires confidence with our key business partners including lenders, bankers and investors. Sheldon brings more than 18 years of global experience in building organizations and leading finance teams as well as varied experience in corporate finance, financial analytics and management, strategy, business leadership and commercial structuring. His career began with Accenture (NYSE: ACN) where he held consulting and finance roles in both North America and the UK. Sheldon is a graduate of the Schulich School of Business with an Honours B.B.A. and Specialty in Finance. He also holds a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation. Outside of work, he loves spending time with his wife and two boys, enjoys studying history and is a huge basketball fan.