Rajan Anandan: Google’s celebrated leader and prominent angel investor quits to back startups full-time

Google’s Southeast Asia and India VP Rajan Anandan has quit the company eight years after being at the helm. Anandan will continue in his current role before he leaves Google at the end of April, Google said in a statement.

“We are grateful to Rajan for his huge contribution to Google over the past eight years. His entrepreneurial zeal and leadership has helped grow the overall internet ecosystem in India and Southeast Asia, and we wish him all the best in his new adventures,” said Scott Beaumont, President, Google Asia Pacific.

Anand will be replaced by Vikas Agnihotri, Country Director, Sales at Google in the interim, the company said.