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Google leadership changes in Asia and India

Overview

Google has implemented leadership changes across its Asian operations to support regional growth in digitalization and artificial intelligence.

In late September 2026, the company appointed Nitin Gajria as Managing Director for Southeast Asia and South Asia Frontier Markets. Based in Singapore, Gajria is tasked with overseeing commercial strategies as consumer interest in AI in Southeast Asia reaches three times the global average.

Following this, Google Cloud appointed Amit Kumar as the interim head of its India operations, succeeding Sashikumar Sreedharan. Kumar’s focus includes driving generative AI adoption within the Indian startup ecosystem. This transition occurs alongside Google’s planned $15 billion investment to develop an AI hub and a gigawatt-scale data center campus in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh.

Entities

Google · Nitin Gajria · Sashikumar Sreedharan · Amit Kumar · Google Cloud

Timeline

  1. [BUSINESS] 4 sources
    Google Cloud appoints Amit Kumar as interim India head

    Amit Kumar has been named interim head of Google Cloud India, succeeding Sashikumar Sreedharan amid accelerating AI and cloud adoption in the region.

  2. [BUSINESS] 2 sources
    Google appoints Nitin Gajria as MD for Southeast and South Asia

    Google has named Nitin Gajria as Managing Director for Southeast Asia and South Asia Frontier Markets to drive commercial strategy and AI-led growth in the region.

Sources

ciol.com · indiantelevision.com · marksmendaily.com · newsbytesapp.com · techcoffeehouse.com