Minitab Appoints Kevin Gordon as AI-First CTO to Support AI, Data Platform, and Analytics Growth

Minitab has appointed Kevin Gordon as Chief Technology Officer, a move that signals where the company is headed. For more than 50 years, Minitab has been the standard in statistical analysis, helping organizations bring rigor to how they understand data and improve processes. That foundation still matters. The next phase of growth is about how those insights are extended and applied as analytics platforms evolve with Artificial Intelligence.

As analytics platforms advance and become AI-First, technology leadership becomes tied to how data, architecture, and product blend together and become the growth engine. Kevin Gordon steps into the CTO role at a moment when Minitab knows it must transform. 

A Platform at an Inflection Point

Minitab enters this moment from a position of strength. The company has deep enterprise adoption, a trusted brand, and a clear role in data-driven decision-making. As the market demands predictive analytics, there is a clear opportunity to build on that foundation and extend the platform into the AI-Era. In that context, the CTO role has taken on greater importance. It is no longer limited to engineering execution or platform stability. It now sits closer to how product, data, and architecture come together to support growth. For a company like Minitab, the challenge is not reinvention. It is extending itself. It is about evolving the platform while maintaining the precision and reliability that customers expect.

Why Kevin Gordon and Why Now

Kevin Gordon’s experience aligns closely with that challenge. He has worked on AI strategy and solution design, built enterprise data architectures, and operated in complex environments where scale and accuracy matter. Across roles at Red Nucleus, Ori Biotech, and IQVIA, his work has focused on connecting systems and enabling more effective use of data in decision-making.

That background positions him well to support Minitab as it continues to evolve its platform and expand its capabilities. This includes integrating AI and new workflows into the way customers use the product.

The Rise of the AI-First CTO

Hiring a CTO at this moment in time is difficult. As analytics, data, and AI converge, most companies get it wrong. They hire either a strong engineering operator or an AI specialist. Neither is enough.

The role now requires a different profile. Someone who can bring AI into products, work across data and architecture, and do it without breaking what customers already rely on. But just as important, it requires a leader who understands the business and its culture. Someone who can partner across the organization, connect data to customer pain points, and translate that into meaningful change, while keeping morale high.

That is the opportunity at Minitab. The platform is trusted for its rigor. The opportunity is to extend that with AI.

Kevin Gordon’s experience sits at that intersection of data, systems, leadership, and applied AI. The Lancer Group was proud to support this search and looks forward to seeing what comes next for Kevin and the Minitab team.

About The Lancer Group

The Lancer Group partners with private equity firms and enterprise software companies to recruit leaders at critical inflection points. Our work increasingly includes CTO and AI leadership searches, with a mandate to bring AI into core products in ways that drive real business outcomes.

We focus on identifying operators who can connect product, data, and architecture, and turn emerging capabilities into scalable, revenue-driving platforms.