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Eightfold AI Appoints Joe Korngiebel CEO as Agentic HR Technology Demand Grows
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Fusion42 · 16 October 2026 · Fusion42 review
Eightfold AI appointed Joe Korngiebel as CEO, succeeding co-founder Ashutosh Garg, to lead its expansion in AI-driven agentic HR software. The company reports a fourfold increase in new customers for its agentic AI products this year, reflecting rising demand for autonomous AI capabilities in recruitment and workforce planning.
This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of HR Tech and AI Agents.
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Your HR platform now needs to do more than just track data. Eightfold’s hire of a Workday veteran and growth in agentic AI signals that autonomous AI for hiring and workforce planning is becoming essential and integrated AI features will soon be expected by enterprise clients.
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