Flipkart has announced the appointment of Balaji Thiagarajan as its new Chief Product and Technology Officer (CPTO). The company shared the update through a LinkedIn post.
“We’re very excited to welcome Balaji Thiagarajan, who joins Flipkart as the Chief Product and Technology Officer (CPTO),” the post read. “In this role, Balaji will provide leadership to our technology organisation, with a strong focus on accelerating AI adoption, advancing our tech architecture to power cutting-edge AI applications, and driving innovation at scale.”
Prior to this, Balaji Thiagarajan served as the Chief Executive Officer of Kasu.ai, a company focused on developing AI strategies to support and automate business processes.
Balaji Thiagarajan has over 25 years of experience across various companies, including Google, Microsoft, Yahoo, and Uber. His work has spanned developments in cloud computing, mobile ecosystems, big data, and artificial intelligence.
Balaji’s experience spans some of the most significant technological movements of the last two decades, including the rise of cloud and mobile ecosystems, as well as the advent of big data and AI – and we are excited for everything that he’s going to bring to Flipkart as we work towards delivering the best value to a billion Indians
