Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, July 2026 — mple.ai has announced the appointment of Hetal Desai as India Business Head, reinforcing its leadership team as the company accelerates enterprise AI adoption and expands its presence in one of its key growth markets. In this role, Hetal will lead mple.ai’s India business, driving strategic growth, market expansion, enterprise customer success, and AI-led business transformation while partnering with C-suite leaders to deliver measurable business impact.
With more than 25 years of experience in business growth, enterprise transformation, enterprise sales, and P&L leadership, Hetal brings a strong blend of strategic vision and execution excellence to the role. His expertise spans growth strategy, go-to-market execution, customer success, leadership development, and commercial transformation, enabling organizations to scale sustainably while embracing digital innovation.
Prior to joining mple.ai, Hetal worked as a Strategic Business & Growth Consultant, advising founders and leadership teams on business strategy, enterprise sales, revenue acceleration, and market expansion. Before that, he spent over six years at enParadigm, where he most recently served as President & Business Head, leading the company’s India operations with full P&L responsibility. During his tenure, he drove double-digit revenue growth, strengthened CXO partnerships, expanded strategic accounts, and accelerated enterprise adoption of digital learning and leadership solutions. Earlier, as Senior Vice President & National Sales Head, he played a pivotal role in achieving significant business growth by scaling strategic accounts, strengthening consultative selling capabilities, and driving enterprise transformation initiatives.
Hetal’s career also includes entrepreneurial experience as Co-Founder & Director of Accura Consulting, along with leadership positions at Fazlani Altius Business School, Dale Carnegie Training, Kelly Services India, TeamLease Services, Kanakia Group, Adecco India, and World Information Technology. Across these roles, he has consistently demonstrated expertise in business development, strategic partnerships, sales leadership, and organizational growth.
As India Business Head, Hetal will spearhead mple.ai’s efforts to accelerate AI adoption across enterprises, expand its customer base, strengthen strategic partnerships, and help organizations transform frontline learning and performance through AI-powered solutions.
About mple.ai
mple.ai is an AI-powered enterprise platform that helps organizations improve sales excellence through intelligent roleplay simulations, personalized coaching, and data-driven performance insights. Its platform enables frontline teams to practice sales conversations with lifelike AI avatars, receive instant feedback across more than 60 performance parameters, and accelerate learning outcomes while improving business performance.
Trusted by leading organizations including Cipla, Sun Pharma, IDFC, Kotak, Eris Lifesciences, and Tata AIG, mple.ai empowers enterprises to transform sales capability, shorten ramp-up time, improve win rates, and drive measurable business impact through artificial intelligence.
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