New Delhi, September 18: E-commerce giant Amazon on Wednesday announced that Samir Kumar will take on the responsibility to lead India as its country manager, following the resignation of Manish Tiwary. According to a leadership update by the company, Kumar is working closely with Manish Tiwary on the transition, and will assume operational responsibilities for India starting October 1.

"Amazon's 25-year veteran Samir Kumar will oversee Amazon's India consumer business as Manish Tiwary, current Country Manager for Amazon India, has decided to explore an opportunity outside Amazon," the update said. Amit Agarwal, Amazon's senior Vice President for Emerging Markets, in an internal email, announced that Kumar will take on the responsibility to lead India as its Country Manager, in addition to his current charter of leading consumer businesses in the Middle East, South Africa and Turkey. Neuralink Blindsight To Let Blind People See Better Than Natural Vision, Experience Infrared, Ultraviolet and Radar Wavelengths: Elon Musk.

Kumar, who joined Amazon in 1999, was a part of the original team that planned and launched Amazon.in in 2013. With this change, the current Amazon.in leadership team of Saurabh Srivastava (Categories), Harsh Goyal (Everyday Essentials), Amit Nanda (Marketplace), and Aastha Jain (Growth Initiatives) will now report to Kumar.

Kishore Thota (Emerging Markets Shopping Experience) will report to Agarwal directly. "India remains an important priority for Amazon, and I am super excited about the opportunity ahead as we continue to transform lives and livelihoods. We have a strong local leadership bench and, along with Samir's experiences across Emerging Markets, I am even more optimistic about our future plans to deliver for customers and the business in India," Agarwal said. Abhishek Kumar, Software Engineer From Bihar, Lands ‘Dream Job’ in London, Offered INR 2.07 Crore Annual Package by Google.

Agarwal also expressed appreciation for Tiwary's leadership "in steering Amazon.in to become the de facto starting point for Indians to buy and sell anything online" and wished him the best for future endeavours.

(The above story is verified and authored by Press Trust of India (PTI) staff. PTI, India’s premier news agency, employs more than 400 journalists and 500 stringers to cover almost every district and small town in India.. The views appearing in the above post do not reflect the opinions of LatestLY)