Former Apple India government Mitul Shah has joined Google because the managing director for its units and companies enterprise within the nation
He’ll now lead the gross sales and growth of Google’s Pixel smartphones within the nation
Most lately, he served as the pinnacle of client gross sales with Apple for almost three years
Former Apple India government Mitul Shah has joined Google because the managing director for its units and companies enterprise within the nation, a transfer geared toward boosting the Alphabet-owned tech big’s footprint in India’s premium smartphone market.
He’ll now lead the gross sales and growth of Google’s Pixel smartphones within the nation.
Taking to LinkedIn, Shah stated, “I’m completely happy to share that I’ve began an thrilling new journey with Google as managing director for units and companies enterprise – main Pixel’s gross sales and growth efforts in India.”
“It’s an honour to be a part of an organization that’s on the forefront of innovation, and I’m notably thrilled to be engaged on a product that has the potential to place the magic and energy of synthetic intelligence (AI) within the pockets of hundreds of thousands of individuals throughout my beloved nation,” he added.
“Pixel isn’t just one other gadget. Its the platform designed to place the immense energy and prospects of AI in everybody’s pocket. It’s an absolute privilege to be a part of this story, to convey the most effective of Google to Indian customers and construct a extra linked and empowered society,” Shah additional stated.
As per his LinkedIn profile, he has labored with Apple for almost ten years, since 2015, in varied roles. Most lately, he served as the pinnacle of client gross sales within the firm’s Gurugram unit for almost three years.
Previous to that, Shah additionally labored with multinational corporations comparable to Accenture and Infosys Applied sciences. He holds an general expertise of twenty-two years in tech and retail sectors.
In August, Google kicked off manufacturing of its flagship Pixel 8 smartphone in India.
Again then, the corporate stated its transfer to provoke smartphone manufacturing in India would allow it to convey a greater “expertise” to folks throughout the nation.
Moreover, the tech big inked a pact with the Tamil Nadu authorities to discover manufacturing of its ‘Made in India’ Pixel 8 smartphones, talent growth and construct an industrial ecosystem, enabling MSMEs to create scalable AI options, in early September.
In October final 12 months, Google appointed Sreenivasa Reddy as the pinnacle of its public coverage affairs in India to develop insurance policies and applications that promote innovation, financial development, and social inclusion.
Reddy, had additionally beforehand labored with tech giants comparable to Microsoft and Apple earlier than taking on his position at Google.