Executive leadership team
The leadership team at Cennox have built a global company who are delivering real change for our customers, continue to drive innovation across sectors and building an internal culture where staff feel they contribute towards our future growth.
Harish Nataraj
Chief Executive Officer
Harish Nataraj joined the Cennox Group as Chief Executive Officer in March 2025. Harish has been on the Board of Cennox since 2021, supporting the leadership team in building the industry leading services and product portfolios relied on by our customers worldwide and across sectors. Prior to joining Cennox as CEO, Harish spent over two decades in investment banking and private equity at firms such as Bear Stearns, Kohlberg, Angelo Gordon and York Capital. Harish remains a Senior Advisor to York Capital and also sits on the board of Girl Rising, a non-profit focused on women’s education and community-based programs. Harish lives in New York with his wife and two kids.
Chetan Patil
Chief Procurement Officer
Chetan Patil is a seasoned global executive with more than 25 years of experience in payments, managed services, and cash automation for the financial services and retail industries. Since joining the Cennox Group in 2014, he has been instrumental in driving the company’s growth and expansion across Europe, the UK, and the USA. During his tenure, Chetan has held several senior leadership positions, including CEO India & Middle East, Managing Director Europe, and President USA. Prior to joining Cennox, he held leadership roles with industry leaders like Tata Group and Euronet Worldwide, where he developed extensive expertise in transaction processing, independent ATM deployment and outsourcing services, managed services, and shared services. His broad industry perspective and business experience continue to provide strategic value across Cennox’s operations, customer engagements, and growth initiatives. Beyond his corporate leadership, Chetan is passionate about advancing access to innovative mental health solutions. He is based in Atlanta, Georgia, where he lives with his wife and child.
Ron van Veenendaal
Chief Technology Officer
Ron joined Cennox as Chief Technology Officer in May 2022, following the acquisition of Lincsafe by Cennox. In addition to overseeing our EMEA activities, Ron is responsible for technology innovation across our portfolio of Cash Automation and Cash Security (ink protection for ATM/retail and CIT safety solutions) solutions. The Cennox portfolio distinguishes itself in the industry by the high level of flexibility, seamless integration, bespoke options and our co-creation approach.
Ron founded Lincsafe in 2013 to address the need for innovation around cash automation solutions. Prior to starting Lincsafe, Ron was active in various IT and leadership roles in ABNAMRO bank for almost 20 years and he lives in the Netherlands.
Michael Goggans
Chief Legal Officer
Michael Goggans serves as Group Chief Legal Officer. In that role, he overseas legal, human resources, compliance, ESG, health and safety, and corporate governance across the company’s operations in the US, UK, and EU. With nearly three decades of legal experience, Michael previously served as General Counsel at Peavey Electronics and was a partner in a litigation and corporate practice. Michael holds a J.D. from Fordham University School of Law, an LL.M. in Intellectual Property from the University of New Hampshire (Franklin Pierce), and is completing an LL.M. in Corporate and Commercial Law at the London School of Economics. He is admitted to the bar in Georgia, Mississippi, and Louisiana, holds the CIPP/US certification, and taught intellectual property, corporate, data privacy, and cybersecurity law as an adjunct professor at Seton Hall University School of Law.
Chase Andrews
Chief Service Delivery Officer
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Chris Groenwald
Chief Financial Officer
Christopher Groenewald joined Cennox as Chief Financial Officer in 2025. With over 15 years of leadership in corporate finance and accounting, Christopher brings deep expertise across financial reporting, strategic planning, and M&A, having operated across diverse industries including retail, real estate, and home improvement. Prior to joining Cennox, Christopher served in a senior finance leadership role at Renuity, a private-equity owned buy-and-build strategy in the home improvement space, where he built out the accounting function from the ground up, led the financial integration of multiple acquisitions and helped position the business for a successful exit. Christopher holds the CA (SA) and CPA designations and has a strong track record of enhancing financial systems, embedding analytics and process improvements, and driving greater visibility into business performance and efficiency. Christopher lives in Miami with his four kids.
Nick Armstrong
Chief Projects Officer
Nick Armstrong joined Cennox in 2014 as the Director of ATM Division, following the successful acquisition of PSSI, a Project Management, Electronic Security and Installation company. Nick has successfully developed as an organizational leader within the Cennox team, moving into a Senior Vice President position. Nick’s past experience in Project Management, Director of ATM Division and Managing Director enable him to lead the Projects Division to further expand our full services and products to our customers across the United States.
Graham Webster
Chief Information Officer
Graham Webster has been with Cennox since 2017, leading the Professional Services group in UK&I and moving to the role of company wide CIO in March 2026. Graham was instrumental in the deployment of key managed services customer ATM estates, utilising a wealth of operational experience and deep knowledge of application software and production environment support and processes, Fraud, IT Infrastructure and Compliance. Prior to joining Cennox, Graham has worked in the Banking/Payments industry for 25+ years at firms such as Diebold, Wincor Nixdorf, Barclays Bank, Visa Europe and IBM. Graham lives in the South Coast of England, UK
Stuart Dowling
Chief Marketing Officer
Stuart Dowling is Chief Marketing Officer at Cennox, where he has helped shape and strengthen the company’s global brand since joining in 2012. Over more than a decade, he has helped establish Cennox as a trusted international partner, driving brand growth across diverse markets and territories worldwide. With extensive experience spanning marketing and brand development, Stuart has held a number of senior roles throughout his career, including running a London-based design and marketing agency for eight years. His background and education in Visual Communication continues to inform his strategic and creative approach to brand development, customer engagement and market positioning.
Outside of work, Stuart lives in Cornwall in the UK with his wife and four children, where he enjoys coastal life, a creative community and family time.