Microsoft India President Anant Maheshwari has resigned from his role after a stint of almost 7 years at the software company.
According to the Economic Times, Microsoft India president Anant Maheshwari has resigned and will leave the company to pursue other interests, and now the company has appointed the company's chief operating officer Irina Ghose as managing director of India, while MD Sashi Sreedharan has been promoted to higher levels.
“We can confirm that Anant has decided to leave Microsoft to pursue a role outside the company.
We would like to thank Anant for his many contributions to our business and culture in India and wish him every success in his future endeavors," a spokesperson for the company was quoted as saying by media reports.
Puneet Chandok, former head of Amazon Web Services India, may move to Microsoft India, and Navtej Bal, former director of the public sector at Microsoft India, has been promoted to chief operating officer.
Venkat Krishnan has been elevated as executive director of public sector business.
Now more details are awaited.
When it comes to his background, he earned a Master of Science in Economics from Birla Institute of Technology in 1996, and an MBA from the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad in 1998.
He was the President at Honeywell India, and Engagement Manager at McKinsey & Company. Anant Maheshwari joined Microsoft in 2016. He joined Microsoft in 2016.
