Firstpost.com: Anant Maheshwari to take over as Microsoft India President

Software giant Microsoft has named former Honeywell top executive Anant Maheshwari as the President of its India operations. Maheshwari, who will join Microsoft on September 1, will take over operations of the company from Microsoft India Chairman Bhaskar Pramanik with effect from January 1, 2017. Jean-Philippe Courtois, Microsoft EVP and President Global Sales (marketing and operations), said, “As we continue to transform as an organisation and support our customers’ digital transformation, Anant’s leadership will be pivotal to our continued growth.”