Practo appoints Amit Kumar Verma as head of engineering

Healthcare company Practo has announced the appointment of Amit Kumar Verma as head of engineering (SVP), consumer business, said a statement issued today.

The appointment comes at a time when the company is working towards strengthening its tech capabilities as it continues to develop and expand its product portfolio. In his new role, Verma will be responsible for the overall product engineering and development of the company.

Verma brings in more than two decades of experience in the field of product engineering and has built software systems in enterprise (B2B) and consumer-facing (B2C) domains. Previously, he worked with consumer technology brands such as bigbasket, Ola, Oracle, Yahoo and Microsoft.


He will be working closely with Abhinav Lal, co-founder and CTO at Practo in scaling the current systems and building platforms to bring efficiencies in backend operations and improve customer experiences.

“We truly believe in the power of technology to build access to quality healthcare and have been working tirelessly towards this mission. And with Amit’s deep knowledge and experience in the field of engineering, it will help us further expand and scale our current systems," said Lal.

"The healthcare industry is going through a major transformation and there has never been a time in the past where so much collective effort has been put towards building healthcare products. I believe that Practo with its tech-first approach and rich experience of diverse healthcare businesses is well poised to deliver affordable, accessible and quality healthcare solutions, even to the remote parts of the country," said Verma.