Mumbai: Angel One Limited, one of India’s leading FinTech players, today announced the appointment of Ajit Narayanan as its Chief Technology Officer (CTO), further strengthening its technology leadership as the company accelerates its AI-led growth and platform innovation journey.
Ajit brings over 25 years of experience in building and scaling large technology-led businesses across consumer internet, e-commerce, digital healthcare, and enterprise platforms. He has deep expertise in platform engineering, artificial intelligence, cloud-native architectures, and data-led transformation at scale.
In his new role, Ajit will lead Angel One’s engineering function, focusing on platform architecture, performance, and scalability while driving high-velocity execution across teams. He will work towards strengthening Angel One’s core technology foundations, integrating AI-led intelligence into critical systems, and building resilient, high-performance platforms to support the company’s next phase of growth.
As part of the leadership transition, Mr. Ravish Sinha, Group Chief Product and Technology Officer, will move from his current role into an individual technologist position in the office of the Group CEO.
Commenting on the appointment, Ambarish Kenghe, Group Chief Executive Officer, Angel One, said, “We are at an inflection point where technology and AI are reshaping how financial products are delivered to a billion Indians. At Angel One, we are focused on investing ahead of the curve to build systems, capabilities, and innovation needed to achieve our north star. Ajit brings a strong track record of building and scaling technology platforms that serve users reliably. His leadership will help us strengthen our core technology foundations, deepen our AI capabilities and products, and deliver reliable, secure and seamless client experiences at scale”
Speaking on his appointment, Ajit Narayanan, Chief Technology Officer, Angel One, said, “What excites me about Angel One is the clarity of its technology ambition and the scale of the problem it is solving. The company has already built a strong, modular platform that serves millions of users, and there is a significant opportunity to take this to the next level with AI, data, and advanced engineering. I am looking forward to working with the teams to build robust platforms and systems that genuinely help more people participate in the markets with confidence.”
Prior to joining Angel One, Ajit led technology for supply chain and commercial platforms at Reliance Retail. Earlier, as Chief Technology and Product Officer at Licious, he spearheaded the modernization of the company’s consumer and operational platforms across customer experience, supply chain, fulfilment, and last-mile delivery, leveraging data and AI to improve operational efficiency and customer outcomes.
Ajit also co-founded MFine, one of India’s pioneering AI-powered digital healthcare platforms, where he played a key role in scaling the company’s technology architecture, product vision, and organization. Before that, he served as Chief Technology Officer at Myntra, leading the evolution of its technology platform during a period of rapid growth and helping pioneer the use of machine learning across personalization, pricing, demand forecasting, and customer discovery.
Earlier in his career, Ajit held engineering, product, and global leadership roles at SAP, where he contributed to building enterprise cloud, integration, and API management platforms, including SAP HANA Cloud Integration solutions that helped enterprises accelerate digital transformation.
Throughout his career, Ajit has been recognized for building high-performing technology organizations and translating ambitious business goals into scalable technology capabilities. He holds a Bachelor of Engineering degree from Bangalore University and is an inventor of multiple technology patents.
