Sridhar Vembu steps down as Zoho CEO to focus on R&D as chief scientist

Global technology firm Zoho Corporation CEO Sridhar Vembu has stepped down from the post to focus on the company’s research and development initiatives as its Chief Scientist.

The company’s co-founder Shailesh Kumar Davey will take over as the group CEO.

“In view of the various challenges and opportunities facing us, including recent major developments in AI, it has been decided that it is best that I should focus full-time on R&D initiatives, along with pursuing my personal rural development mission.