Published on: October 23, 2026
Honasa Consumer Limited has promoted Vipul Maheshwari to the position of Chief Product & Technology Officer (CPTO). In his new role, he will oversee product, technology, engineering and analytics, while leading the company’s efforts to advance its AI-driven transformation and agentic AI strategy.
Maheshwari has spent the past six years strengthening Honasa’s data and product capabilities. By combining business insights, data intelligence and technology, he has helped the company address complex business challenges and identify opportunities to integrate intelligence into its processes. This work has contributed to Honasa’s AI and agentic AI roadmap, with an emphasis on developing solutions that extend beyond traditional automation.
As CPTO, Maheshwari will focus on turning these capabilities into scalable, AI-powered systems designed to improve decision-making, enhance operational efficiency and support more intelligent ways of working across the organisation.
His background across data and product development is expected to play a key role in translating Honasa’s AI ambitions into practical business applications that improve productivity and deliver measurable outcomes.
Before joining Honasa, Maheshwari held key roles at Delhivery and Global Analytics India Pvt. Ltd., where he worked on data-driven business solutions and analytics-led problem-solving.
Varun Alagh, Co-founder and CEO of Honasa Consumer Limited, said, “Technology has always been an important enabler of our growth, and AI presents an opportunity to fundamentally rethink how we build and operate our business. As we move towards a more intelligent and connected organisation, our ambition is to go beyond isolated use cases and build AI-powered workflows and agentic capabilities that help our teams operate with greater speed, precision and effectiveness. Vipul’s strong foundation in data and product, along with his deep understanding of our business, makes him well positioned to shape and lead this journey. His elevation reflects our commitment to building leadership from within and investing in capabilities that will define our next phase of growth.”
Vipul Maheshwari, Chief Product & Technology Officer, Honasa Consumer Limited, said, “AI and agentic systems represent a fundamental shift in how businesses will operate, moving from tools that provide information to intelligent systems that can execute workflows, connect decisions and drive outcomes. At Honasa, our strong foundation in data and product gives us the opportunity to build an AI-first approach to solving business problems. We are focused on developing intelligent workflows, enabling AI agents to support multi-step processes with the right guardrails, and embedding intelligence into everyday operations. My priority will be to translate this vision into scalable capabilities that deliver measurable business impact, strengthen organisational agility and create lasting value.”
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