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Carey Pugh is the Sr. Director of M&A Corporate Integration at Ansys, where she leads strategic integration efforts for acquisitions. With over 15 years of experience, including leadership roles at Avalara and Cisco, Carey has successfully driven large-scale integrations, developed scalable frameworks, and implemented compliance programs for global portfolios. Known for her strategic vision and cross-functional collaboration, Carey continues to deliver impactful results in M&A.
Integration leaders from Intel, Coursera, Ansys, and UKG debate what tools and workflows deliver real value in M&A integration (and what just creates expensive noise).
The biggest M&A mistake is letting deal and integration teams work in silos. In this interview, Russ Hartz, VP of Corporate Development at Ansys, and Carey Pugh, Director of Corporate Integrations, reveal how synchronizing these teams ensures smooth execution and delivers deal value.