Amazon India appoints Samir Kumar to replace Manish Tiwary as India head

Samir Kumar, Amazon’s vice president of international consumer business based in Washington, is set to take over as the ecommerce giant’s country manager for India, a month after Manish Tiwary stepped down from the role.

The new role will be in addition to his current responsibility of leading Amazon’s consumer businesses in the Middle East, South Africa and Turkey, the firm said in a blog post on Wednesday.