Amazon’s old hand Samir Kumar will oversee its India operations and will take on the responsibility of leading India as its Country Manager, in addition to his current charter of leading Amazon’s consumer businesses in the Middle East, South Africa, and Turkey.
This development comes following the resignation of Manish Tiwary, the current Country Manager for Amazon India. Kumar is working closely on the transition with Tiwary, and will assume operational responsibilities for India starting October 1, the company clarified.
The information was announced by Amit Agarwal, Amazon’s Senior Vice President (SVP) for Emerging Markets, in an internal email.
Kumar is Amazon’s 25-year veteran who joined the e-Commerce giant in 1999 and was a part of the original team that planned and launched Amazon.in in 2013.
With this development in place, the current Amazon.in the 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.
Speaking on the appointment, Agarwal, said, “I am deeply appreciative of Tiwary’s leadership in steering Amazon.in to become the de facto starting point for Indians to buy and sell anything online. I wish him the best for his next chapter.”
“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 Kumar’s experiences across Emerging Markets, I am even more optimistic about our future plans to deliver for customers and the business in India,” he added.
