Pavel Kovar

Pavel Kovar is the Chief Accounting Officer (CAO) at ServiceMax, a position he has held since September 2021. In this role, he reports directly to the Chief Financial Officer, Simon Edwards, and is responsible for overseeing global accounting operations, financial reporting, tax, and internal controls.13 Before joining ServiceMax, Kovar served as the Corporate Controller at Houzz Inc. and held various senior finance positions at Tile and TiVo, including several years as TiVo's Chief Accounting Officer.1

Kovar has extensive experience in strategic finance, long-term financial planning, mergers and acquisitions (M&A), and scaling global teams. He began his career with Ernst & Young, where he worked for eleven years in both Silicon Valley and Europe.1 He holds a master's degree in International Trade from the University of Economics in Prague, Czech Republic, and is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) in California.12 Additionally, Kovar volunteers on the Supervisory Board of Commonwealth Central Credit Union.1