# Peter Hantman

> Peter Hantman is the Denver-based CEO of Tungsten Automation, the company formerly known as Kofax. A finance-trained operator whose career has moved through transportation, business services, supply-chain software and intelligent automation, he became Tungsten's CEO in July 2025 after serving as president and COO. His public leadership philosophy prizes early candor, respectful conflict, ownership and making decisions once the evidence is good enough to act.

- **Role:** Chief Executive Officer and board member at Tungsten Automation
- **Organizations:** Tungsten Automation, e2open, IQNavigator, Bankers Title, Alpine Access, Ryder Truck Rental, Budget Truck Group, Harima USA
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** Bachelor of Science in corporate finance, University of Colorado Boulder, Master of Business Administration with distinction, Harvard Business School
- **Known for:** Promoted from president and COO to CEO and board member of Tungsten Automation in July 2025., Helped e2open improve profitability and acquisition capacity as CFO, then contributed to organic and inorganic growth as COO., Named a 2026 Colorado Titan 100 honoree.

## Career timeline

- **Before 2009** — Held senior finance and operations roles at Harima USA, Budget Truck Group and Ryder Truck Rental; later served as COO of Alpine Access and CEO of Bankers Title.
- **2009-2010** — Served as senior vice president of global service delivery at IQNavigator.
- **2010-2014** — Joined e2open in general management, later leading global customer solutions.
- **2016-2018** — Served as e2open's chief financial officer, improving profitability and acquisition capacity.
- **2018-2023** — Served as e2open's chief operating officer and executive vice president of global business units, contributing to organic and acquisition-led growth.
- **2023-2025** — Joined Tungsten Automation as president and chief operating officer, with responsibility across sales, services, product management, strategy and marketing.
- **2025-present** — Became CEO and a board member of Tungsten Automation effective July 1, 2025.

## Achievements

- Promoted from president and COO to CEO and board member of Tungsten Automation in July 2025.
- Helped e2open improve profitability and acquisition capacity as CFO, then contributed to organic and inorganic growth as COO.
- Named a 2026 Colorado Titan 100 honoree.
- Led Tungsten during its second consecutive recognition as a Leader in Gartner's Intelligent Document Processing Magic Quadrant in September 2026.
- Oversaw the formation of a more AI-focused executive team, including appointments in product, AI and research and development.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — Tungsten Automation was named a Leader in the 2026 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Intelligent Document Processing for the second consecutive year.
- **2026-08** — Appointed Gopi Kalahasthy as chief revenue officer as Tungsten continued reshaping its global leadership team.
- **2026-06** — Published an essay arguing that AI productivity gains remain theoretical unless organizations redesign roles and redeploy capacity.
- **2026-06** — Was honored as part of the 2026 Colorado Titan 100 class.
- **2026-01** — Announced senior appointments in product, AI and R&D to advance Tungsten's AI-first product strategy.

## Links

- Website: https://www.tungstenautomation.com/about/leadership
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/peterhantman

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