Spreedly names Darren Bounds chief financial officer
The Durham payments platform hires the former Team Cymru CFO as it pushes into enterprise and AI-driven commerce.
Spreedly, a Durham payments vault and orchestration platform, has named Darren Bounds chief financial officer, the company announced on Oct. 20, 2026. Bounds succeeds Nellie Vail, who is working with him on the transition.
Bounds was most recently CFO of Team Cymru, a global cyber threat intelligence company, where Spreedly says he helped more than double revenue while maintaining strong profitability and played a leading role in securing a growth investment from Audax Private Equity. Before that he spent a decade in investment banking at Credit Suisse, Houlihan Lokey and Baird, advising on more than $15 billion in transactions. He is a graduate of the United States Naval Academy, a former Navy SEAL officer, and holds an MBA from Columbia Business School.
"Darren knows what it takes to scale a technology business with discipline and ambition," said Justin Benson, CEO of Spreedly. Bounds said: "As AI agents begin transacting on behalf of businesses and consumers, I'm excited to work with Justin and the team to build on that foundation and help our customers grow."
Spreedly lets businesses own their payment tokens, connect to payment and fraud providers, and route transactions. The company says it processes more than $60 billion in annual gross merchandise value for more than 400 customers in more than 100 countries, and it names Hopper, Lemonade, Getty, Warner, The New York Times and Priceline among its customers.
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Key facts
- Spreedly
- Durham, NC
- Hires
- Desk reported
- Sotwire Desk
- Darren Bounds
- Chief financial officer
- CFO, Team Cymru
- Nellie Vail
- Justin Benson
- More than $60 billion in annual GMV, 400+ customers, 100+ countries (company figures)
Key events
- Spreedly announced Bounds as CFO
Sources
- Spreedly Appoints Darren Bounds as CFO as It Scales Payments Infrastructure for Enterprise and Agentic Commerce · Spreedly via PR Newswire · accessed 2026-10-29
- Spreedly Appoints Darren Bounds as CFO · Spreedly · accessed 2026-10-29