Industry News | Eightfold AI appoints new Chief People Officer amid AI 'inflection point'

Eightfold AI appoints new Chief People Officer amid AI 'inflection point'

Eightfold AI has announced the appointment of a new Chief People Officer, with current advisory board member Meghna Punhani stepping into the role.

Punhani has served as a strategic advisor to the agentic-AI platform since July 2023, having previously held leadership roles at DevRev, Palo Alto Networks, and Google, spearheading organisational growth initiatives.

The appointment of the experienced people leader comes during a period of rapid growth for Eightfold, during which it is expanding its support for AI-driven HR across its customer base of Fortune 500 companies and public sector institutions.

New CPO comes at ‘inflection point’ for Eightfold AI

Punhani joins Eightfold to help embed AI across the talent intelligence firm’s different functions, aligning talent initiatives with business growth.

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