MapmyIndia installs leaders for software engineering and Mappls AI

C.E. Info Systems Limited, which uses the MapmyIndia brand, reorganised its technology leadership on November 4, 2026, appointing leaders for software engineering and Mappls AI and redesignating Rashmi Verma as Chief Innovation Officer; software CTO Abhit Kalasotra has more than 22 years of technical experience.

What leadership changes did MapmyIndia make?

MapmyIndia made two technology appointments and one senior-management redesignation effective November 4, 2026. Abhit Kalasotra became Chief Technology Officer (CTO), Software Engineering, while Nitin Sagar became Chief Product Technology Officer (CPTO), Mappls AI. Rashmi Verma was redesignated as Chief Innovation Officer (CIO), with a stated mandate to drive innovation and accelerate adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) and emerging technologies.

The roles divide responsibility between software engineering, AI-led product technology and broader innovation. The software-engineering CTO is tasked with focusing on software engineering and supporting group companies. The Mappls AI CPTO is to lead development of AI-native maps and location-intelligence platforms, while the CIO is to drive innovation and accelerate AI and emerging-technology adoption.

The November 4, 2026 changes put software engineering and Mappls AI under newly appointed leaders, while Verma’s move is a redesignation. The filing does not disclose a financial target, headcount plan, budget or product-delivery timetable for the new leadership structure.

Who is MapmyIndia’s software engineering CTO?

MapmyIndia appointed Kalasotra as CTO, Software Engineering, on November 4, 2026, to focus on software engineering and support group companies. His remit differs from Sagar’s Mappls AI product-technology role, which is specifically focused on AI-native maps and location-intelligence platforms.

Kalasotra has more than 22 years of technical experience, including 12 years building technology companies from the ground up, according to the disclosure. He also spent a decade as an individual contributor at Microsoft, Nokia, Emuzed, LG and Motorola, where the filing says he gained experience in technology development and engineering.

Kalasotra holds a Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) in Computer Science from BITS Pilani, completed in 2004. MapmyIndia identifies software engineering and support for group companies as his operating focus, rather than linking his role to a named Mappls product release or revenue objective.

What will MapmyIndia’s Mappls AI CPTO develop?

MapmyIndia appointed Sagar as CPTO, Mappls AI, on November 4, 2026, to lead development of AI-native maps and location-intelligence platforms. This gives the Mappls AI role a defined product and technology remit, unlike the software CTO’s stated focus on engineering and group-company support.

Sagar has more than 17 years of experience across location intelligence, digital payments and global travel. He was previously associated with MapmyIndia from 2009 to 2015, a six-year period during which he led product and platform development and integrations with leading automotive manufacturers.

Before his November 2026 appointment, Sagar held leadership roles at Pitney Bowes, Paytm and Expedia Group. He holds a Bachelor of Technology in Computer Science and Engineering from IIT Delhi, and the filing cites his experience in building scalable technology platforms and high-performing teams for AI-driven mapping and location-intelligence solutions.

What does Rashmi Verma’s new innovation role cover at MapmyIndia?

MapmyIndia redesignated Verma as CIO on November 4, 2026, with responsibility to drive innovation and accelerate adoption of AI and emerging technologies. The filing classifies the change as a redesignation of senior management personnel, rather than one of the two new appointments made that day.

The CIO role has a cross-technology mandate because it combines innovation with AI and emerging-technology adoption. This differs from the Mappls AI CPTO’s development role for AI-native maps and location intelligence, and the software CTO’s engineering role, creating three stated areas of responsibility in the revised structure.

MapmyIndia did not provide a brief profile for Verma’s November 4, 2026 redesignation, unlike the profiles supplied for Kalasotra and Sagar. The disclosure also does not identify specific AI products, teams, milestones or technologies assigned to the CIO role.

How does MapmyIndia’s business context compare across half years?

MapmyIndia reported one primary business segment, map data and map-data-related services and devices, in its unaudited standalone results for the half year ended September 30, 2026. Map data and services include royalty, annuity, subscription, software and projects described as Map as a Service, Platform as a Service and Software as a Service.

Revenue from map data and services was Rs 188.34 crore in the half year ended September 30, 2026, compared with Rs 174.62 crore in the corresponding half year of 2025. Device sales rose to Rs 48.30 crore from Rs 13.52 crore, taking total revenue from operations to Rs 236.64 crore from Rs 188.14 crore across the two reported half-year periods.

Map data and services remained the larger reported revenue category in the September 2026 half year, at Rs 188.34 crore against Rs 48.30 crore for devices. However, MapmyIndia does not allocate revenue to Mappls AI, AI-native maps, software engineering or the CIO’s innovation work, so the direct financial contribution of the November 4, 2026 leadership changes is not disclosed.

Conclusion

MapmyIndia’s November 4, 2026 reorganisation separates three stated technology priorities: software engineering under Kalasotra, AI-native maps and location intelligence under Sagar, and broader AI and emerging-technology adoption under Verma. The change was disclosed alongside half-year revenue of Rs 236.64 crore, including Rs 188.34 crore from map data and services, within a single reported primary segment.

The next point to watch is whether MapmyIndia identifies products, milestones or financial measures related to the CPTO’s plan to develop AI-native maps and location-intelligence platforms and the CIO’s AI-adoption mandate. The November 2026 disclosure provides leadership responsibilities and experience profiles, but no launch schedule, budget or Mappls AI revenue target.