01 March 2022, Mumbai:
Amazon's Amit Agarwal to head emerging markets, Manish Tiwari to lead India consumer biz.
Amit Agarwal, Amazon India’s country head, will now also lead the e-commerce giant's business in emerging markets, the company said on March 1. Manish Tiwari, vice-president of the consumer business, will be the country manager for consumer business in India.
Tiwari joined Amazon in 2016 and used to head the Unilever business in the Gulf region earlier. “Amit Agarwal will be taking on an expanded role leading Amazon’s presence in the Emerging Markets in addition to his current role as India's head,” an Amazon India spokesperson said.
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The development and growth of the emerging markets were key to Amazon’s future success, and the new team would be uniquely qualified to move fast in identifying and solving for common customer needs, the spokesperson said.
“We are excited this change meaningfully enhances our ability to serve and delight new and existing customers, and enable our selling partners to grow their business in India and across our emerging markets,” the company said.
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