Amazon India Head Manish Tiwary resigns

Amazon India's Head and Country Manager Manish Tiwary has put down his papers to pursue an opportunity outside of the company.

According to the e-commerce major, Manish’s leadership over the last eight years has been instrumental in delivering for customers and sellers, making Amazon.in the preferred marketplace in India. Amazon added that India remains an important priority.

In 2016, Tiwary joined Amazon India and served as Vice President for four years. In 2020 he was elevated to Country Manager. He spearheaded the consumer and seller services vertical for four years. Before joining Amazon, he served as the managing director of Unilever’s Gulf business.  

Tiwary will continue with Amazon until October to ensure a smooth transition. Vice President of India and Emerging Markets Amit Agarwal will work closely with the team once he leaves.

The company said, “India is an important priority for Amazon. We are excited by the momentum and business results we have already achieved, and we are even more optimistic about the significant opportunities ahead to innovate on behalf of our customers and digitally transform lives and livelihoods.”

India has turned out to be a key market for Amazon India, prompting greater investment over the past few years. In February, the firm’s US entity invested about $100 million in Amazon Seller Services. Tiwary said last year that the tech giant had digitised more than two million small businesses in India in 2022 alone, and was on course to meet its target of digitising 10 million of them by 2025.