Lancer Group Recruits Chief Technology Officer for Minitab
June 22, 2026 – La Jolla, CA-headquartered search firm Lancer Group has recruited Kevin Gordon as chief technology officer of Minitab. “We’re excited to welcome Kevin Gordon as chief technology officer at Minitab,” the company said. “This is an exciting step forward in the evolution of our technology strategy and will help accelerate innovation across our organization and solutions platform.”
“Kevin brings extensive experience in platform transformation, cloud adoption, and AI-driven innovation,” Minitab said. “He has led global organizations through the modernization of their technology ecosystems and the unification of solutions platforms, achieving measurable results through the advanced use of data and AI.”
“At Minitab, Kevin will lead our global technology strategy, focusing on integrating our solutions platform, expanding our AI capabilities, and enabling Minitab customers to make faster, better decisions that create real business impact,” the company said. “His leadership comes at a pivotal time as we build on over 50 years of helping global organizations drive quality, improve performance, and make confident, data-driven decisions. 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,” Minitab said. “Kevin Gordon steps into the CTO role at a moment when Minitab knows it must transform.”
“For more than 50 years, Minitab has set the standard for statistical analysis and has helped the world’s largest organizations make better, data-driven decisions,” Mr. Gordon said. “I look forward to working with the team to accelerate and unify Minitab’s platform development, integrate AI more deeply into Minitab’s solutions, and give our teams better tools.”
Mr. Gordon is a technology executive with extensive leadership experience across the life sciences, healthcare, consulting, and software sectors. He previously held chief technology officer and chief digital officer roles at Red Nucleus and Ori Biotech, respectively. Earlier in his career, Mr. Gordon was vice president of information technology at Tmunity Therapeutics and held a series of senior leadership positions with IQVIA and HighPoint Solutions, including vice president, technology principal; vice president, solutions development; managing director; senior director of application services; and director of program management. He also served as associate director of IT at Teva Pharmaceuticals and held leadership roles at Cephalon, where he focused on enterprise application technologies and global information systems.
Throughout his career, Mr. Gordon has specialized in digital transformation, enterprise technology strategy, data architecture, artificial intelligence, cloud platforms, and technology solutions supporting life sciences and healthcare organizations.
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Minitab is a software company that develops data analysis, statistical modeling, and process improvement solutions for organizations across a range of industries. Founded in 1972 and headquartered in State College, PA, the company is best known for its Minitab Statistical Software, which is used by businesses, manufacturers, researchers, and educational institutions to analyze data, improve quality, and support decision-making. Minitab’s product portfolio also includes solutions for quality management, predictive analytics, and continuous improvement initiatives.
With relationships at over 50 of the top 100 private equity firms, The Lancer Group provides a range of pre-deal private equity advisory services beyond traditional executive search. These include deal origination, diligence support and introductions to “backable” executives. The firm, which is privately held, operates from offices in Boston, New York, San Diego, San Francisco, and Sydney, Australia.
Scott Dunklee is a founder and managing partner of The Lancer Group. He has been instrumental in the firm’s development since 1998, overseeing over 350 C-suite searches predominantly for private equity-backed software companies. Mr. Dunklee has led The Lancer Group’s focus on software, and personally recruited out of more than 100 industry verticals as well as led the firm’s value creation services effort – linking C-suite executives with actionable deal ideas for the firm’s PE clients. Notably, one of those introductions led to a $200 million equity check “in” and over $800 million back to the PE fund.
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Contributed by Scott A. Scanlon, Editor-in-Chief and Dale M. Zupsansky, Executive Editor – Hunt Scanlon Media
