Governance

As CEO of GoDaddy, Aman Bhutani brings over 20 years of experience in technical, management, and leadership roles ushering brands into new eras of innovation and global growth.

Prior to joining GoDaddy in 2019, Aman spent nearly a decade at Expedia Inc., where he served as Brand Expedia Group president from 2015 to 2019 and chief technology officer and SVP of worldwide engineering from 2010 to 2015. Prior to joining Expedia, Aman served as senior vice president at JP Morgan Chase.

In 2018, Aman was elected to the board of directors of The New York Times Company serving the Audit and Finance committees.

He earned his MBA from Lancaster University in Lancashire, England, and holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from Delhi University. Aman and his family live in Seattle, Washington.

As GoDaddy’s Chief Financial Officer, Mark is responsible for the company’s accounting, finance, financial planning and analysis, tax, treasury, procurement, investor relations and global real estate departments.

Before joining GoDaddy, Mark spent over 20 years holding various roles at PwC in the Technology, Media and Telecommunications (TMT) sector. Mark most recently was its US TMT Sector Leader, guiding an experienced team of consultants working across clients in the TMT industries.

He also served as the Global Software Industry Leader for the firm, including the global engagement partner on several of PwC’s largest multinational software and services clients. Mark has experience as a strategic business advisor, with frequent speaking engagements at industry conferences world-wide and annual workshops for financial executives, operational executives, and board members. He also lectures at colleges and universities on the subject of leadership and frequently blogs on industry and leadership topics.

Mark’s career has centered on serving clients in the technology and media industries, particularly on organizations building their digital capabilities. As industries converge, digital innovation has been a hallmark of his work and his clients’ success. A graduate of Pace University, Mark was a member of the Board at the Children’s Discovery Museum of San Jose through 2017 and is currently a President of the Board Kristi Yamaguchi’s Always Dream Foundation.

As Chief Legal Officer, Michele is responsible for GoDaddy’s legal, compliance and internal audit functions. Prior to joining GoDaddy, Michele was SVP, Corporate Secretary and Associate General Counsel at McKesson, where she served as an advisor to McKesson’s Board of Directors and partnered with senior management on strategic initiatives and corporate transactions. Previously, Michele was Corporate Attorney in the San Francisco, New York and Los Angeles offices of Morrison & Foerster LLP.

Michele co-chairs the National Asian Pacific Bar Association’s In-House Counsel Mentoring Program and serves on the board of directors of the Asian Pacific Fund. Michele previously served on the board of directors of Project Open Hand.

Michele holds a B.A. in East Asian Studies from Wesleyan University and a J.D. from Cornell Law School. Prior to attending law school, she studied at Doshisha University in Kyoto, Japan, and worked as a Coordinator for International Relations for the City of Wakayama, Japan.

As head of GoDaddy’s people and culture, Monica is responsible for talent and performance management, total rewards, learning and development, hiring, inclusion and partnership with our people and leaders worldwide. Since joining GoDaddy in 2013, Monica has implemented several initiatives including an updated performance review process in partnership with Stanford to reduce unconscious bias, while reinforcing great performance and a distinct culture. Additionally, she’s been instrumental in leveling and career structure, pay parity and an employee feedback engine to improve both GoDaddy’s culture and company.

Prior to GoDaddy, Monica worked at Microsoft for 17 years where she worked as a trusted business partner, helped create the HR Mergers and Acquisitions practice and ran the top of the house internal assessment and development program aimed at growing top talent for future challenges, including President and CEO successors for the company. She also ran her own HR coaching and consulting firm.

Monica holds a Bachelors of Science degree in Psychology and Communications, with a focus on Women’s Studies from Washington State University.

Charles is responsible for ensuring GoDaddy engineering delivers a more powerful, integrated experience to customers through the adoption of key technologies. He leads the company’s global platform and infrastructure organization.

Before joining GoDaddy in 2013, Charles was responsible for ad serving and personalization platforms at Yahoo! Prior to Yahoo!, he held engineering leadership positions at Metaweb Technologies, Verisign and WR Hambrecht + Co.

Charles studied at Ludwig-Maximilians Universität and holds a Bachelors of Arts degree from Northwestern University.

As President of GoDaddy Experiences, Lauren, in partnership with our CMO, operates our US business focused on helping independent entrepreneurs succeed online. Lauren is responsible for product design and development for our Websites + Marketing suite and our line of do-it-for-you services, both designed to guide customers to look great, be everywhere that matters, and sell more.

Prior to GoDaddy, Lauren spent eighteen years at Microsoft, where she was most recently Director of Program Management for SharePoint, leading the effort to make the SharePoint a tool that people love to use to get work done. Her leadership was instrumental in building one of the most successful products and businesses at Microsoft, and helping SharePoint navigate the shift to the cloud.

While at Microsoft, she founded the Step Up Program, designed to increase the number of women in senior management roles by helping women become stronger candidates for these roles. Lauren studied Rhetoric and Political Science at the University of California at Berkeley.

Fara Howard joins us most recently from Amazon Fashion where she led Marketing for the US business.

Prior to Amazon, Fara was the Global Head of Marketing at Vans and had the honor of bringing their brand to life for their 50th Anniversary. Her career also includes over a decade at Dell, including leading North America Consumer and Small Business Marketing and establishing Dell’s in-house digital agency. She started her marketing career at Gatorade, which taught her the importance of intimately knowing your customer. She remains steadfast that marketing’s primary role is to understand and advocate for the customer.

Fara received her MBA at the University of Michigan—Go Blue!

She met her husband there as well so Ann Arbor holds a special place in her heart. Outside of the office, Fara is an avid athlete and loves doing anything outdoors, particularly if it involves her husband and three ridiculously active boys, ages 9, 10 and 11.

As President of GoDaddy’s International Business, James manages and drives all operations for GoDaddy’s international P&L; including strategic planning, marketing, localization and the development of global technologies.

Prior to joining GoDaddy in 2013, James was Senior Vice President at Yahoo! running the company's global R&D centers in China, India and the Middle East. He also oversaw Yahoo’s content, social and membership platforms as well as the international delivery of all Yahoo! products and services.

Before Yahoo, James spent 13 years at Microsoft as General Manager managing the MSN international team and later, the Windows and Windows Live international teams. He also spent 5 years at Claris/Apple as a project leader working on the full suite of Apple and Claris products on Mac and Windows managing engineering, Internationalization and localization efforts.

As head of GoDaddy’s Customer Care team, Auguste leads our 7,000 strong force of seasoned guides, our relentless advocates for our customer’s success and supporters of their journey from their first idea to online success. GoDaddy’s Care team spans the globe as we follow our customers in their language, delivering knowledgeable and passionate Care. Prior to running our Care team, Auguste has served as our Chief People Officer and our Chief Information Officer leading key functions of our company for over 10 years.

As President of Domain Registrars and Investors Business, Roger leads our team that focuses on serving these customer segments, and is responsible for GoDaddy’s Domains operations. Prior to this role, Roger was the Regional President and SVP of Asia Pacific for GoDaddy, on point to build a market-leading position in the APAC region by delivering compelling end-to-end experiences supported by world-class go to market activities.

Prior to GoDaddy, Roger spent 6 years at Yahoo where he last served as VP of Product Management and led PM and Design teams for Media, Search, eCommerce, Mobile, Partnerships, and Custom Solutions in Asia. Before Yahoo, Roger held product leadership position in the consumer laptop group at Dell.

Roger holds a B.A. degree, double-major in Computer Science and Economics, from University of California at Berkeley.

Osama leads GoDaddy’s rapidly growing commerce division in building seamless payments and commerce solution for GoDaddy’s millions of everyday entrepreneurs.

An Egyptian-American entrepreneur and investor with a deep passion for improving lives through technology, Osama has spent the last two decades pioneering consumer internet, digital commerce and better payments experiences.

Before joining GoDaddy in 2021, Osama founded and was the CEO of Poynt, an connected commerce operating system that enables small businesses with technology superpowers. Prior to founding Poynt, Osama served as Vice President of Payments and founder of Google Wallet. Prior to Google, he spent nine years running product and engineering at PayPal, building and scaling much of what made them a household name. He has also held engineering leadership roles at eBay, Gateway Computers and AT&T Wireless. Osama actively invests and advises many fintech start-ups mainly through his investment partnership at NYCA partners.