Friday, June 2, 2023

Cloud: "Puneet Chandok, AWS India and South Asia head, has resigned" (AMZN)

From TechCrunch, June 1:

Puneet Chandok, the head of AWS in India and South Asia, has resigned, according to two sources familiar with the matter, a surprise move just weeks after the cloud giant pledged to invest over $12 billion in India by 2030.

Chandok, who served as the President of AWS India and South Asia, joined the e-commerce group four years ago, according to his LinkedIn. His last day at Amazon’s cloud unit is in August, one of the sources said. A broader group of Amazon executives were informed about the move on Tuesday, the source said.

Chatter among industry executives is that Chandok plans to join a rival firm. Sources requested anonymity to talk candidly about non-public information....

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Maybe, maybe not related, May 31:
"Amazon confirms abrupt departure of AWS data center chief Chris Vonderhaar" (AMZN)