July 19 (Reuters) - Elevator maker Otis Worldwide ( OTIS )

said on Friday Chief Financial Officer Anurag

Maheshwari had resigned after nearly two years in the role.

Maheshwari is leaving to pursue external opportunities and

his resignation is not linked to any dispute or disagreement, it

said.

The company's EMEA finance executive Cristina Mendez was

named its new CFO. Mendez joined Otis two years ago, prior to

which she was a finance executive of telecommunications company

Telefonica Group for 15 years.

Otis will be reporting its second-quarter results on July

24.