Rajan Anandan, who led Microsoft India as its managing director for two years up to August 2010, responsible for the tech giant's software, OEM and services business, is joining Google India as its Vice-President (Sales and Operations). Anandan is set to join Google India in February.
Daniel Alegre, President, Japan and Asia-Pacific Operations, Google, said, "We are happy to have a leader of Rajan's seniority and calibre to manage and lead it to the next phase of growth. India is an important growth country for Google. With Internet users growing at 50% year-on-year, a strong leadership team will ensure that Google captures this tremendous opportunity."
Anandan's appointment will allow Shailesh Rao, who was juggling two roles - Managing Director, Media and Platform Sales of Japan and Asia-Pacific and Managing Director and Head of Sales to revert to his earlier role.
With an M.Sc. from Stanford University and a B.Sc. from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Anandan's career launched off as a principal partner with McKinsey & Company in Chicago between 1992 and 2003. He then joined Dell Inc as Vice-President and was the Executive Assistant to Michael Dell till 2004, when he shifted roles to Vice- President, Global Outsourcing and in 2006 was heightened to Vice-President & Country General Manager of Dell India.
