Our Story

Empowering manufacturers and distributors to build
sustainable products, meet global compliance requirements,
and drive improved business outcomes.

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The AI-Native Platform for Resilient Supply Chains

We Know Supply Chains

And they weren’t built with sustainability in mind.

We partner with you to achieve your compliance and sustainability goals and avoid risks that hurt your business. Our platform, expertise, services, and vast network of supply chain data — built to tackle the real challenges your business faces — ensure your programs are audit-ready.

We Solve the Impossible

Changing regulations, rising customer demands, incomplete data, and manual processes make compliance and sustainability feel impossible. Assent simplifies all of it with automated supply chain data collection, services and support, and expert program and regulatory guidance.

Who We Are

We’re the leading AI-native platform for supply chain sustainability and compliance. We combine the world’s largest supply chain data network with advanced AI, scalable solutions, and expertise to help you meet requirements with confidence and build more resilient supply chains.

What We Deliver

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Reduced Compliance Risk

Mitigate your risk before it impacts your revenue. Assent offers more data coverage, deeper regulatory expertise, and stronger program management workflows than any other solution provider.

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Proactive, Efficient Programs

Move from reactive compliance to enterprise-wide, proactive compliance and sustainability. Assent automates your supply chain data management and pairs it with intelligence from the world’s largest supply chain data network to deliver the insights you need for faster, smarter decision-making.

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Stronger Data Foundation

Reliable, audit-ready data is critical to your business success in today’s complicated landscape. We deliver accurate, verified data from your supply chain. Meet all your compliance requirements, and protect your customer relationships with clean, actionable data and instant responses to requests.

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Our Leadership

Explore the wider leadership team that helped Assent become the leader in supply chain sustainability. Learn more.

Michael Southworth
Michael Southworth
Chief Executive Officer
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Tony Farinaro
Chief Revenue Officer
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Andrew Holyome
Chief Information Officer
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Catherine Cormier
Chief Innovation Officer
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Jason Cherry
Chief Financial Officer
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Keira Torkko
Chief of Staff & Chief People Officer
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Jonathan Hughes
Co-Founder and Director, Strategic Relationships
Kevin McInturff
Kevin McInturff
Chief Technology Officer

Locations

Headquartered in Ottawa since 2010, Assent’s global offices include locations in:

  • Ottawa, Canada
  • Columbus, U.S.
  • Amsterdam, Netherlands
  • Penang, Malaysia
  • Eldoret, Kenya
  • Pune, India
Why Partner With Assent?