Leadership

Our Customers

AntWorks helps organisations that depend on the information in the millions of documents they receive each year. The more documentation an organisation receives, the more varied and hard to process it is, and the more valuable the data it contains, the greater the benefits AntWorks delivers. AntWorks’ customers include major players in finance and insurance as well as healthcare, business process outsourcing and law.

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Leadership Team

Mike Hobday
CEO

Mike Hobday has been AntWorks CEO since March 2021. He has had a long and distinguished career in operations and automation...

Guha R
COO

Guha is the Chief Operating Officer at AntWorks, responsible for execution across platform development and professional services.

Diksha Upadhyay
VP, Human Resources

Diksha is a seasoned HR professional with over 18 years of experience across all areas of HR.

Awards

AntWorks is fortunate to be recognised regularly as a leader in automation and Intelligent Document Processing

Synnex India Insurance Summit 220x50 1

Best Intelligent Document Processing (IDP) Solution for Insurance 2022

The judging committee at the Synnex India Insurance Summit recognised the power and effectiveness of CMR+, our world-leading IDP solution.

ISG Leader 1

ISG Provider Lens
2021 - Leader Intelligent Document Processing

“AntWorks is among the few IDP providers that acknowledges the need of enterprises to bring domain knowledge and technology together to automate end-to-end processes.”

NelsonHall NEAT Leader 2021 1

Leader in NelsonHall NEAT - Intelligent Automation Platforms 2021

NelsonHall called AntWorks’ technology “cutting-edge” and among the most “intriguing competitors” in cognitive automation.

Gopal Patwardhan
CEO

Gopal Patwardhan is a transformative leader with over two decades of experience driving meaningful change across various industries. As Chairman of SMCVPL since 2016, he emphasizes relationship- building and trust as keys to successful business operations. His prior leadership roles include Duke Industries and Autoline Industries Limited where he guided strategic decisions that fostered growth. Gopal holds an MBA in Entrepreneurship from Santa Clara University and an engineering degree from the Maharashtra Institute of Technology.

Srikumar
President

Dr. Srikumar Kumar is a recognized expert in Data Governance and Master Data Management. As President of Data, AI, and Software, he spearheads client initiatives to implement cutting- edge data management platforms across industries such as banking, insurance, pharmaceuticals, healthcare, government, media, and retail. With over 23 years of experience, he has held roles in consulting, architecture, and senior management across India, Singapore, and the UK. Passionate about Data Management, Big Data Analytics, Generative AI, and Machine Learning, his mission is to help clients unlock maximum business value from their data and enable data-driven decision making.

Ken Hunt
Senior Vice President

Mr. William “Ken” Hunt is the Senior Vice President at AntWorks USA. Before joining AntWorks, he served as the Deputy CIO for Enterprise Records Management, Privacy & Compliance, and Chief Privacy Officer at the U.S. Department of Energy, where he ensured enterprise-wide compliance with privacy laws and oversaw records management in line with National Archives and Records Administration standards. Previously, Mr. Hunt was the Senior Director for Information Sharing, Security, and Safeguarding at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, where he established key information-sharing relationships with the U.S. Intelligence Community and completed a yearlong assignment at the National Counterterrorism Center to oversee privacy and civil liberties compliance. He began his federal career at NASA’s Ames Research Center, negotiating commercial licenses for NASA-owned intellectual property. Mr. Hunt holds degrees from the University of Connecticut, Boston College Law School, and the Leavey School of Business at Santa Clara University (MBA in Entrepreneurship). He is a Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP/US, CIPP/G) and a member of the New York and Connecticut bars.