Former AWS India President Puneet Chandok has been appointed as the Corporate Vice President of Microsoft India and South Asia, as announced by Microsoft on August 1. Chandok will assume operational responsibilities from Anant Maheshwari, who stepped down last month, effective September 1, 2023.
Chandok’s appointment comes as both Microsoft and AWS compete to meet the increasing demand for cloud services in India. In his new role, Chandok will be responsible for integrating Microsoft’s businesses across South Asia, including countries like Bangladesh, Bhutan, the Maldives, Nepal, and Sri Lanka. He will also focus on key industries by adopting a customer-centric approach with generative artificial intelligence (AI) at its core.
Ahmed Mazhari, President of Microsoft Asia, expressed the company’s delight in welcoming Puneet to Microsoft India, highlighting his track record of building and growing technology businesses and leveraging technology for impact and change. Mazhari also thanked Anant Maheshwari for his contributions in setting Microsoft on a growth path.
Puneet Chandok, looking forward to his new role, expressed his inspiration by Microsoft’s mission to empower individuals and organizations to achieve more. With India expanding its digital public infrastructure, Chandok believes that this mission is particularly relevant and is thrilled to join the Microsoft team in making it a reality.
Anant Maheshwari, who previously held the position Chandok is stepping into, expressed his gratitude for a talented team and strong leaders. He acknowledged the trust and entrepreneurial business models established by the Microsoft India team.
Before joining Microsoft, Puneet Chandok led AWS India and South Asia, where he collaborated with enterprises, digital businesses, startups, and small and medium-sized businesses to help them reduce technical debt, enhance agility, and drive innovation. He also has extensive experience as a partner at McKinsey in India and Asia and has held senior regional and global roles at IBM. Chandok holds an MBA from the Indian Institute of Management Calcutta, a bachelor’s degree in commerce, and diplomas in Computer Programming, Networking, and High-level Computer Systems.
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