Deepak Gupta, previously the CTO of CARS24 and an experienced technology leader in AutoTech, FinTech, and Telecom, has joined Automotive Manufacturers Private Limited (AMPL) as the Group Chief Technology and AI Officer. This appointment aligns with AMPL’s objective to develop an AI-native enterprise.
In his new role, Gupta’s primary focus is to create robust digital and AI foundations across the organization. He stated, “This includes unifying fragmented systems, modernizing legacy platforms, strengthening data and analytics capabilities, and embedding AI-driven intelligence across automotive retail, the FinTech division, workshops, and after-sales operations.”
During his tenure at CARS24, Gupta led extensive transformations in AI, data, cloud, and platform engineering across multiple countries. “I led large-scale AI, data, cloud, and platform engineering transformations across a multi-country AutoTech and FinTech ecosystem,” he noted. His responsibilities included modernizing core platforms, developing unified digital and data foundations, enhancing intelligence-driven decision-making systems, and optimizing cloud resilience at scale.
Before joining CARS24, Gupta served as the Head of Architecture and Engineering at Airtel Africa, where he spearheaded technology transformations in 14 countries. He remarked, “I was responsible for architecting and scaling telecom-grade and FinTech platforms, including real-time payments, fraud and credit intelligence systems, customer data platforms, and high-volume digital services operating at population scale.”
Looking to the future, Gupta aims to elevate AMPL beyond mere incremental digitization. “The opportunity lies not just in digitizing processes, but in re-engineering the organization around AI-native platform engineering at scale, where intelligence is embedded into the core rather than added later.”
In explaining his transition, Gupta expressed, “AMPL represents a rare opportunity to drive AI-native transformation at group scale within a legacy organization,” while emphasizing that his role will allow him to “architect a unified, intelligent enterprise that continuously learns, adapts, and creates long-term competitive advantage.”
Gupta’s insights were contributed by Diksha Negi.
The article was published on December 23, 2025.
