Kofax is now Tungsten Automation

President and Chief Operating Officer

Peter Hantman is President and Chief Operating Officer at Tungsten Automation, tasked with leading the company's go-to-market functions globally, including sales, services, strategy, and marketing. Before joining Tungsten Automation, Peter was COO at e2open, a renowned SaaS supply chain management company, where he contributed significantly to the company’s organic and inorganic growth. Prior to COO, Peter served as e2open’s CFO, enhancing the company's profitability and capacity for acquisitions. He is committed to accelerating Tungsten Automation’s growth and market leadership through teamwork, innovation, and operational excellence.

Chief Revenue Officer

Rocky Subramanian is Chief Revenue Officer at Tungsten Automation, responsible for leading the company’s global sales organization, channel partnerships, and strategic growth initiatives. With nearly three decades of experience in the software industry, Rocky has held senior leadership positions in major organizations, most recently as President of FourKites, and prior to that as EVP & CRO at Ceridian (Dayforce), where he helped grow revenues to over $1 billion. He also spent 16 years at SAP, overseeing $1.8 billion in revenue and helping customers transition to the cloud. At Tungsten Automation, Rocky is focused on shaping the company’s go-to-market strategies, scaling global reach, and advancing its leadership in intelligent automation and AI-powered document and workflow solutions.

Chief Strategy Officer

Tamas Hevizi is the Chief Strategy Officer at Tungsten Automation, responsible for guiding the company's long-term strategies and driving its mission to deliver cutting-edge AI-enabled solutions. In his role, Tamas focuses on expanding Tungsten Automation’s market leadership in intelligent automation, document and workflow solutions, leveraging advancements in artificial intelligence to address customer needs and foster corporate growth. Before joining Tungsten Automation, Tamas held prominent global leadership roles at Ernst & Young, SAP and Automation Anywhere, where he developed and executed strategic initiatives that significantly enhanced customer value and operational efficiency. With over 30 years of experience in strategy consulting, enterprise software and AI-powered solutions, Tamas brings deep expertise in navigating complex technology landscapes, corporate development, and building impactful partnerships.

Chief Technology Officer

Mike Verdeyen serves as the Chief Technology Officer (CTO) at Tungsten Automation, where he oversees all technology-related functions across the company, including research and development, information technology, cloud services, compliance, and information security. Appointed to this newly created role, Mike is responsible for leading the organization’s technology strategy and fostering collaboration among teams to drive innovation and business value for Tungsten’s global customer base.

With over 20 years of experience in technology leadership, Mike has held senior positions at several prominent enterprise software companies. His career includes impactful roles at RedPrairie (now Blue Yonder), Iptor, Aptos Retail, and most recently, e2open, where he gained a reputation for building high-performance teams and delivering innovative solutions that address complex business challenges.

Mike’s extensive background in both technology and business operations enables him to effectively bridge the gap between different functions, driving efficiencies and reducing friction across the organization. His leadership will play a critical role in advancing Tungsten Automation’s mission to provide cutting-edge workflow automation solutions that meet the evolving needs of its clients.

Chief Customer Officer

Joe Olson is Chief Customer Officer at Tungsten Automation, with a career spanning over two decades in executive leadership roles within public and private SaaS companies operating on a global scale. His extensive background includes serving as CEO, CCO, and GM, where he has consistently demonstrated a deep commitment to driving customer-centric strategies that align with customer needs. Olson's leadership has been instrumental in guiding various functional areas crucial to customer success, including Professional Services, Sales, Support, SaaS Operations, and Renewals. His hands-on approach and strategic vision have consistently delivered tangible results, enhancing customer satisfaction and retention, while driving revenue growth.

Chief Financial Officer

Cort Townsend was appointed CFO of Tungsten Automation in March 2016 and is responsible for accounting, finance, tax, treasury, audit, order management, and IT. Since joining Tungsten Automation in 2010, Cort has held several senior finance roles, having served most recently as the company’s Chief Accounting Officer and Corporate Controller. Before joining Tungsten Automation, Cort worked at Deloitte in the audit practice spending most of his time on software and technology clients with a wide range of small, private companies to large publicly traded companies. Cort holds a Bachelor of Science in Accounting with a Minor in Asian Studies from University of Utah.

Chief People Officer

Lynne Scheid is Senior Vice President of Human Resources. She has been with Tungsten Automation since 1989. Before joining Tungsten Automation, she worked in Human Resources for Century Data Systems (a Xerox company) and Charleston Associates (eventually acquired by Anacomp). Lynne is responsible for all human resources functions. She studied Business Administration at California State University, Fullerton, and holds a certificate in Human Resources Management from University of California, Irvine.

General Counsel & Senior Vice President of Legal Affairs

Greg Mermis is General Counsel and Senior Vice President of Legal Affairs. Greg joined Tungsten Automation through the company’s acquisition by Lexmark where he had served as general counsel for the Enterprise Software business since 2012, after serving as the company’s outside counsel for many years as a shareholder in the Kansas City, Mo., office of Polsinelli PC. Greg has extensive experience in software licensing and software as a service, for both software licensors and licensees, as well as related areas such as agreements for support and maintenance, managed services and hosted services. He has represented large and small businesses in a wide variety of transactions, including corporate acquisitions, sales, financing and private equity investments, as well as investor and shareholder agreements, employment agreements, non-competition and confidentiality agreements and vendor and customer contracts. Greg also practiced accounting with a national accounting firm and was licensed as a Certified Public Accountant. Greg holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from Kansas State University and a Juris Doctorate from University of Kansas School of Law.

Executive Vice President of Research & Development

Brad Hamilton is the Executive Vice President of Research & Development and oversees engineering, product management, QA and related functions. He leads a globally diverse staff that collaborates across multiple sites and time zones via a unified development process known as Disciplined Agile Delivery. Previous to this role, he held numerous other positions in management, engineering and product management at Tungsten Automation. Prior to joining Tungsten Automation, Brad held management and technical positions at Pick Systems, a producer of databases and application development environments. He graduated Summa Cum Laude from the University of California, Irvine, with a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science.