Kinaxis Inc. announced the appointment of Razat Gaurav as Chief Executive Officer effective January 12, 2026, at which time he will also join the Kinaxis Board of Directors. Razat Gaurav has over 25 years of experience in supply chain solutions. 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. 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 than doubling its revenue while maintaining high operating margins during his tenure. Bob Courteau, Interim CEO, will now return to his role as non-executive Board Chair of Kinaxis. Bob Courteau, Interim CEO, will now return to his role as non-executive Board Chair of Kinaxis.
Given Courteau's recent tenure in an executive role, Angel Mendez will continue as Independent Lead Director.
