Amazon, the e-commerce giant, announced on Wednesday that Samir Kumar is all set to take charge as India’s country manager, following the resignation of Manish Tiwary.
According to reports, Samir Kumar is working with former post holder Manish Tiwary on this transition and will assume the operational responsibilities for India from next month – October 01.
Samir Kumar is Amazon India’s new country manager
“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,” Amazon’s update said.
Amit Agarwal, Amazon’s top executive for emerging markets, has tapped Samir Kumar to head its operations in India, expanding his current role overseeing consumer businesses in the Middle East, South Africa, and Turkey.
Taking notes from Samir’s history with this e-commerce giant, he joined in 1999 and also played a pivotal role in the original team that planned and launched ‘Amazon.in’ in 2013 in India.
Recent transitions of responsibilities in Amazon India
With this transition, 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 Mr 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 added.
Amit Agarwal hails Tiwary
Further, Amit Agarwal also expressed appreciation for former country manager, 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.”
