Adobe India head Kulmeet Bawa quits

Kulmeet Bawa, MD, Adobe india and South Asia, who has been leading the tech company’s business in the region since June 2016, has put in his papers. According to a company statement, he is quitting to explore opportunities outside.

Bawa is an unusual corporate leader, having served the Indian Army in the Armoured Corps for 12 years, prior to switching careers. The National Defence Academy alumnus quit the army in 2002, and then did his MBA in marketing from the Indian School of Business.

Bawa had stints with Sun Microsystems and Microsoft prior to joining Adobe in 2012, where he headed sales.