Kinaxis Inc. announced the appointment of Razat Gaurav as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) effective January 12, 2026, his official start date, at which time he will also join the Kinaxis Board of Directors. . Gaurav has an established track record of building and scaling global organizations in high-growth markets.
He was the former CEO of both Planview and LLamasoft and previously held senior roles at Blue Yonder and i2 Technologies. He is also a board member at SPS Commerce, a publicly traded SaaS company helping businesses exchange data, automate processes, and run more efficient supply chains. Since becoming CEO of Planview in 2021, Gaurav transformed the company's AI journey, anchoring its mission to build the digital future of connected work.
Under his leadership, Planview launched an enterprise-grade next-generation AI platform designed to harness the power of the latest emerging data architectures and multi-agent AI capabilities. This led to Planview more thandoubling its revenue while maintaining high operating margins during his tenure.
