New CIO appointments in India, 2022

January 2022

Prashant Thakur joins Vakrangee as head of tech and digital

Vakrangee, a Mumbai-based provider of banking and e-governance services, has appointed Prashanth Thakur as senior vice president and head of technology and digital. At Vakrangee, he will be responsible for managing the technology stack, automation, tech operations and digitization of key businesses in the organization.

Thakur joins from HDFC Life where he was an assistant vice president responsible for managing technology related to digital servicing and automation, and before that worked at Reliance Jio and in a number of consulting roles. He brings expertise in developing IT strategy, digital transformation, AI engineering, process optimization and operations.