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Dan Amzallag

Chief Operating Officer and Co-FounderIvalua

Atherton, CA

About

A graduate of one of the top European MBA schools, Dan spent 10 years at Cap Gemini Group working on large transformation projects for global organizations. In 2000, he founded a company to operate the first global marketplace dedicated to environmental industries. Then he joined Ivalua in 2002 as a co-founder in charge of growth and GTM teams, and relocated from Europe to the US in 2011 to establish Ivalua in the US and make it a global leader.

Published content

17 ways global team leaders can balance consistency and regional autonomy

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Balancing global strategy with local nuance isn’t easy, but it’s essential for leading across cultures effectively. For managers overseeing teams across multiple countries, striking the right balance between global consistency and local autonomy can determine whether your team feels aligned or alienated. It requires clarity on what must remain uniform—brand values, strategy, success metrics—as well as the flexibility to adapt delivery, communication, and leadership styles to local norms. Leaders who master this balance can minimize friction while creating environments where innovation, trust, and performance thrive across borders. To that end, 17 members of Fast Company Executive Board share their top strategies for navigating this complex but critical dynamic.

Building a unified global culture: Lessons from scaling across three continents

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Building a global culture requires careful attention, considerable investment, and a willingness to adapt.

15 steps to achieving seamless cross-departmental communication

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Apply these expert strategies to improve team collaboration and project outcomes. Effective communication is vital to successful project planning, whether you manage a remote team or commute to work in person from the office each day. It will deliver rewarding results and move the company forward. Ensuring everyone on your team and across departments stays on the same page is especially important when working together on collaborative projects. Below, 15 Fast Company Executive Board experts share their strategies to create effective communication channels and workflows between designers, engineers, data scientists, and business stakeholders.

Company details

Ivalua

Company bio

Ivalua is a leading provider of cloud-based, AI-powered Spend Management software. Our unified Source-to-Pay platform empowers businesses to effectively manage all categories of spend and all suppliers, increasing profitability, improving sustainability, lowering risk and boosting employee productivity. We are trusted by hundreds of the world’s most admired brands and recognized as a leader by Gartner and other analysts.

Industry

Technology

Company size

501 - 1,000