Vaishali Kasture, former head of Amazon Web Services (AWS) will be joining Microsoft as its SMC (small, medium and corporate) lead for India and South Asia. This is as per an exclusive by Moneycontrol.
She had stepped down as the interim country head of Amazon Web Services (AWS) in December last year.
Puneet Chandok, Kasture's predecessor at AWS, took over as Microsoft India and South Asia head in September last year.
Chandok made the announcement internally in an email which has seen been by Moneycontrol
“I am delighted to welcome Vaishali Kasture as the SMC lead for India and South Asia. SMC is at the heart of India's digital transformation journey and Vaishali joins us at a pivotal moment as we build Al for everyone and copilot India & South Asia's AI transformation”, the email read as per reports.
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Chandok reportedly said that Kasture brings a wealth of experience across Corporate and Investment Banking, Credit, Outsourcing and Technology having recently led the AWS India Business where she set up the ISV (independent software vendors) segment, and led the Digital Native and Enterprise segments.
Kasture took to LinkedIn to confirm the development an hour after Moneycontrol broke the story.
"I cannot think of a better time to take up the role of GM for the SMC business in India and South Asia. At a time when corporates and SMBs are harnessing the power of technology for everything from Cloud to AI, data to security, enriching every workflow with Gen AI as the go-to tool for productivity uplift, Microsoft is singularly positioned as a full-service technology company focussing on end-to-end technology stack," she said.
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Kasture reportedly stated that Microsoft's CEO Satya Nadella is like the United Nations of Software, helping people an organisations to do more, to achieve more.
"And what better place to help execute this vision than India, the fastest growing large economy in the world with the second largest developer ecosystem and the deepest talent pool," she said.
