Executive Management

Chad Richison has served as Chief Executive Officer and President since he founded Paycom in 1998. He has also served as a member of our Board of Directors since 1998 and was appointed Chairman of the Board of Directors in August 2016. Mr. Richison began his career in sales with a national payroll and human resources company and a regional payroll company prior to founding Paycom. He received his bachelor’s degree in mass communications—journalism from the University of Central Oklahoma.

Randy Peck was named Paycom’s Chief Operating Officer in May 2024 after serving as Senior Advisor to Executive Management. He joined Paycom in 2002 and has held various positions in operations, client service, product management and sales, including Director of Software Strategy, Director of Operations and Director of Client Service, among others. Mr. Peck has more than 34 years of management experience in the payroll and HCM space. He earned his bachelor’s degree in finance from Oklahoma State University.

Bob Foster has served as our Chief Financial Officer since February 2025. Prior to joining Paycom in 2022, Mr. Foster served eight years as CEO and chairman of a payroll company, significantly growing its revenue and expanding its offices. He also spent 31 years at Ernst & Young, where he served as a senior partner managing several of the firm’s largest accounts at the time. Mr. Foster is a Certified Public Accountant and holds a bachelor’s degree in accounting from Ball State University.

Brad Smith has served as our Chief Information Officer since April 2018. Mr. Smith previously held roles as Paycom’s Director of Software Development from January 2012 to April 2018 and as the Director of Information Technology from May 2005 to January 2012. Before joining Paycom, Mr. Smith served as Senior Technical Consultant at BearingPoint from October 2003 to May 2005 and as Manager of Software Development and Business Intelligence at Fleming Companies, Inc. from May 1995 to October 2003. Mr. Smith has over 36 years of information technology and software development experience. He earned his bachelor’s degree in management information systems from Oklahoma State University.

Jason Clark began serving as Paycom's Chief Administrative Officer on Dec. 4, 2023. He previously served as an independent member of the company's Board of Directors since 2014. Prior to joining Paycom, Clark served as President, Chief Executive Officer and Director of CompSource Mutual Insurance Company from 2009 to 2023. Clark has over 30 years of experience in the commercial insurance industry and has previously served in leadership positions for multiple industry and trade organizations. He earned his bachelor’s degree in business administration in finance from the University of Central Oklahoma.

Amy Walker was named Paycom’s Chief Sales Officer in April 2025 after serving as Executive Vice President of Sales since April 2024. She has been with Paycom since 2010 and has served in various leadership roles within the company’s sales organization since November 2016, including as a Regional Vice President of Sales and Executive Vice President of Outside Sales. Previously, Ms. Walker was a Sales Manager from January 2012 to November 2016 and Executive Sales Representative from June 2010 to January 2012. She earned her bachelor’s degree in marketing from Missouri State University.