{"id":137647,"date":"2024-09-19T03:56:08","date_gmt":"2024-09-19T03:56:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/09\/19\/amazon-veteran-samir-kumar-is-new-india-head-times-of-india\/"},"modified":"2024-09-19T03:56:08","modified_gmt":"2024-09-19T03:56:08","slug":"amazon-veteran-samir-kumar-is-new-india-head-times-of-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/09\/19\/amazon-veteran-samir-kumar-is-new-india-head-times-of-india\/","title":{"rendered":"Amazon veteran Samir Kumar is new India head &#8211; Times of India"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align:center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/static.toiimg.com\/photo\/msid-113472527,imgsize-693810.cms?fit=1280,720&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Amazon veteran Samir Kumar is new India head &#8211; Times of India\" title=\"Amazon veteran Samir Kumar is new India head &#8211; Times of India\" \/><\/div>\n<div>BENGALURU: <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/amazon\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" frmappuse=\"1\">Amazon<\/a> has appointed <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/samir-kumar\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" frmappuse=\"1\">Samir Kumar<\/a> as its India country manager in addition to his current charter of leading Amazon&#8217;s consumer businesses in the <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/mosul\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" frmappuse=\"1\">Middle East<\/a>, <!-- -->South Africa<!-- -->, and Turkey. 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