Health tech firm Practo has announced the elevation of its head of engineering, Amit Kumar Verma as Chief Technology Officer (CTO). Verma has been leading the technology and engineering team across Practo's business and has been playing an integral role in building Practo’s technology prowess.
With this elevation, he will be working closely with Abhinav Lal, Co-founder, to scale current systems further and develop newer technology products that will help improve the delivery of quality healthcare.
In his new role, Verma will also be responsible for expanding the overall tech team & development of the company. He brings more than two decades of experience in the field of product engineering and has built software systems in the enterprise(B2B) and consumer-facing(B2C) domains. He has a proven track record as an industry leader in setting-up teams for multiple businesses and driving them to build scalable software platforms. Before joining Practo, he has worked with renowned consumer technology brands such as Bigbasket, Ola, Oracle, Yahoo and Microsoft.
With increased focus on healthcare, the country is at the cusp of a digital healthcare revolution. Verma’s elevation comes timely as the company scales up its operations to support the government in this mission and make quality healthcare accessible to its billion+ population.
