Microsoft has appointed Bhaskar Pramanik as chairman for its India operations. Prior to the current role, Pramanik served as Managing Director of Oracle India and Sun Microsystems.
Pramanik will lead all Microsoft operations in India, which include 5,300 employees spread across two centres in Gurgaon and Hyderabad, and 13 marketing offices. As chairman, Pramanik will oversee Microsoft’s sales, marketing and services subsidiary, provide overall leadership on all Microsoft assets in India.
“I am excited to be part of a company that has such a wide play across industries, segments, products and services. I look forward to partnering with the business leaders and the entire Microsoft team to grow our business in India and enable the success of all our stakeholders,” Pramanik said.
Pramanik will report to Jean-Philippe Courtois, President of Microsoft International.Jean-Philippe Courtois said, “Pramanik comes to Microsoft with a strong reputation as a business leader and organization builder. His deep experience and understanding of the Indian IT industry will be critical to continuing to build our leadership in India, as well as enriching our relationships with customers, partners and government.”
He is also active in industry bodies like NASSCOM and CII, and has also held several general management, sales and marketing positions with other companies in India and Singapore.
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