India's LEAD Group announces strategic leadership appointments to drive next phase of growth

LEAD Group, a homegrown school learning systems company, has announced key leadership appointments as part of its ‘LEAD Vision 2030’ plan to ready the organisation for growth, scale, and deeper impact over the next five years.

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The company said that the changes will help strengthen capability and execution excellence as it advances towards its goal of serving 10 million students across 25,000 schools by 2030, and becoming a publicly listed company. 

Moiz Saif takes over as Chief Financial Officer. Moiz brings deep financial acumen and scaling experience to his expanded role. He will play a critical role in ensuring LEAD’s fiscal discipline and in shaping its journey towards listing. 

Deepak Hariharan has been elevated to Chief Business Officer. Deepak will spearhead growth through deeper school partnerships and engagement, ensuring LEAD’s solutions reach more schools across India’s diverse geographies. 

Prasad Narasimha has joined LEAD Group as Head of HR. Prasad will drive LEAD’s culture, leadership development, and talent strategy. He will focus on building organisational strength to support scale. 

Ajay Kashyap, formerly Chief Product Officer, takes on additional responsibility as Chief Product and Technology Officer. By uniting product and technology under one leadership, Ajay will accelerate innovation at the intersection of pedagogy, engineering and AI-powered solutions.

“These appointments mark a pivotal moment in LEAD’s journey,” said Sumeet Mehta, CEO & Co- Founder, LEAD Group. “Our vision is bold, and meeting it demands exceptional leadership, clarity of purpose and relentless focus on execution. With Moiz, Deepak, Prasad and Ajay stepping into their respective roles, we have fortified the leadership team that will take LEAD Group to its next frontier.” 

Founded in 2012 by Sumeet Mehta and Smita Deorah , LEAD Group claims to have a presence in 8,500+ schools across 400+ towns and cities. It also claims to reach nearly 36 lakh students and empowers 60,000+ teachers.