Bengaluru: Umiya Buildcon Limited, a publicly listed dual-sector company, has announced the appointment of Prabhugouda Biradar as its new Chief Technology Officer. The move reinforces the company’s strategic focus on strengthening its Research & Development capabilities, deepening indigenous product engineering, and accelerating the development of India-designed Network OS and hardware systems under its Make in India commitment.
In his new role, Biradar will lead Umiya Buildcon’s technology direction across engineering, product development, and innovation. His mandate includes modernising the product development lifecycle, strengthening core engineering processes, and building a robust, future-ready technical organisation to support the expansion of the company’s telecom and networking portfolio.
A seasoned technology leader with over 30 years of experience across distributed systems, carrier-grade Network Operating Systems (IP Routing, MPLS-TE, IPv6, Security, SDN/NFV, 4G/5G) and AdTech platforms, Biradar has led the development of five generations of telecom Network OS and spearheaded mission-critical global deployments. He has previously held leadership roles at Philips, Cisco Systems and Huawei, where he served as Vice President for the Network Business Unit and AdTech. He has also mentored early-stage companies in Causal AI and AdTech, contributing to advancements in automation and platform intelligence.
Speaking on his appointment, Prabhugouda Biradar, Chief Technology Officer, Umiya Buildcon Limited, said, “Umiya Buildcon’s technology ambitions and long-term direction strongly resonate with my own commitment to engineering and product excellence. My focus will be on strengthening our engineering foundation, accelerating product development and delivering secure and intelligent communication platforms that support the company’s broader growth plans. I look forward to contributing to a technology roadmap that enhances capability, performance and long-term value.”
Group Captain C.S. Krishnadas (Retd.), Chief Executive Officer, Umiya Buildcon Limited, added, “As we scale our telecom and networking portfolio, it is essential that we strengthen our technology leadership and accelerate our product development momentum. Mr. Biradar’s experience will help us sharpen our technology roadmap, improve development velocity, and build stronger, future-ready engineering capabilities. We believe his leadership will add significant value towards our indigenisation and Make in India efforts as we advance into the next phase of growth.”
