Micromax CEO Deepak Mehrotra has resigned. He was with the smartphone vendor for the last two years.
Deepak Mehrotra joined Micromax, a leading smartphone vendor, which is going through a major controversy due to the alleged involvement of its co-founder Rajesh Agarwal in a bribery case, in December 2011.
Micromax recently said it would like to take top position in the Indian smartphone market from Korean devices major Samsung. But the recent controversy started affecting its business plans including some of the phone launches, sources said.
Deepak Mehrotra will join education company Pearson as the new managing director for its India business on Monday, October 21. Pearson Education is the leader in education publishing and is present in over 70 countries.
Before joining Micromax as chief executive officer, he has served as executive director-mobility for north, west and south regions at Bharti Airtel.
At Micromax, his effort was to capitalize on the high potential Indian market initially and to further leverage his experience in expanding sales and distribution across country. During his tenure, he could utilize his experience at Bharti Airtel and FMCG major Hindustan Coca Cola Beverages, where he worked as regional VP.
Micromax website says at Bharti, where he worked for eight years, Deepak was responsible for evolving national strategy and overseeing its deployment, formulating and approving key policies and guidelines, building organizational capability by enhancing process and people capability and overseeing government affairs.