05:58 AM EDT, 09/18/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Amazon.com ( AMZN ) said Wednesday that Samir Kumar was named as its country manager for India effective Oct. 1 to succeed Manish Tiwary, who will resign from the post to explore an opportunity outside the company.

Kumar joined Amazon ( AMZN ) in 1999 and his new post is in addition to his role as head of Amazon's ( AMZN ) consumer businesses in the Middle East, South Africa and Turkey, according to Amazon ( AMZN ).

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