Microsoft has made three key leadership appointments across India and South Asia.
Nitin Mittal has joined as industry leader, Digital Natives, India & South Asia, while Himani Agrawal has been elevated to chief operating officer (COO), Microsoft India & South Asia. Aparna Kondaboina is head-human resources, Microsoft Customers and Partners Solutions (MCAPS), India and South Asia.
Nitin Mittal comes with over 24 years of experience, and a strong track record of building digital platforms across sectors including finance, retail, e-commerce, and media. He has held leadership roles at Zee Entertainment, National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI), and Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI). He was the founder of SOLV, a B2B platform for SMEs.
Himani Agrawal is backed by 25 years of experience. She will drive revenue growth by aligning business goals across the organisation, focusing on strategic innovation, business simplification and overall operations for the company in the region. She has held various leadership roles in the organisation befpre with her most recent one being chief partner officer in the country where she strengthened Microsoft’s 20,000+ partner network across 850 Indian cities to scale AI and cloud adoption across industries. Prior to this, she has served as chief of staff, country head for Azure and Business Applications, building high-impact teams and driving scale.
Aparna Kondaboina, who has held various leadership roles at Microsoft in India and the US, will now lead the HR strategy to improve talent and culture outcomes within the commercial business division. This position involves promoting inclusion, accountability, and fostering high-performance teams. Her leadership is expected to drive meaningful transformation, drawing on her deep expertise and vision to elevate both people and performance across the region.
She is known for her ability to transform organisations, drive culture change, and build effective leadership capability. Earlier, as the HR leader for the Microsoft India Development Centre (IDC), she achieved outstanding results in HR and talent strategy. She expanded the IDC footprint in India, contributing to its status as the largest development center for Microsoft outside of Redmond, and developed a thriving, diverse, and leading engineering team for Microsoft outside the US. She is backed by over 23 years of experience.
Puneet Chandok, president, Microsoft India & South Asia, is confident that , “Each of these leaders will strengthen our leadership bench with their deep functional depth and business acumen.” He is particularl proud of the women leaders of the organization and is sure they will “deliver exceptional value to our customers and partners.”
HRKatha wishes Nitin Mittal, Himani Agrawal and Aparna Kondaboina all the best for their new roles!
