Google Cloud appoints Karan Bajwa as India MD
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Google on Wednesday said it has appointed former IBM executive, Karan Bajwa as Managing Director of Google Cloud in India. He will be responsible for driving all revenue and go-to-market operations for Google Cloud’s portfolio that includes Google Cloud Platform and G Suite, a statement said. Google Cloud’s field sales, partner and customer engineering organizations in India will also report to him, it added. Bajwa will also work towards Google Cloud’s engagement with the local developer ecosystem and India-based Global System Integrators (GSIs). “Karan is a veteran in the industry with a proven track record of building and growing successful enterprise businesses," Rick Harshman, Managing Director of Google Cloud in the Asia Pacific, said
Bajwa's experience will be a tremendous asset to Google Cloud’s business, partners and customers as it embarks on this next phase of growth, Harshman added. Some of Google Cloud customers in India include Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories, Indiamart, Hero Motocorp, ICICI Prudential, L&T Finance, LIC HFL, Manipal Hospitals, OYO Hotels and Homes, Truecaller and Wipro. Earlier this month, the company announced its plans to expand presence in India by launching a cloud region in Delhi, adding to its Mumbai region which was opened in 2017
Bajwa joins Google Cloud from IBM where he served as managing director for India and South Asia. Prior to IBM, he worked with Microsoft for nine years, his last role being the managing director for the company’s operations in India. He has also worked with Cisco Systems in India and Singapore.
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