Chakrapani has the overall responsibility for the Consumer Channels Group (CCG)
at Microsoft India, having been appointed in this role in October 2011. CCG consolidates
all of Microsoft's consumer products and channels across the Retail, OEMs and Operator
Channels. This Group has single point of accountability for all of the India subsidiary's
consumer channel and product partner activities across all device platforms; Windows
PCs, Windows Phones and Xbox360. Chakrapani will strategically lead this business
and drive market share for Microsoft in the Indian consumer segment.
With over 19 years of experience, Chakrapani brings expertize in the ICT industry
and deep understanding of how to create scale in an emerging market. Prior to joining
Microsoft, he spent six years at Nokia where, in his last role, he was Director,
Mobile Financial Services business at Nokia, focused on driving the Go-To-Market
strategy and expansion in Asia after initially establishing the business in India.
In his earlier role with Nokia, he served as Country General Manager for the Enterprise
Solutions Business Group where, among other activities, led the team to establish
and scale the smartphone and Eseries business for Nokia in India.
Chakrapani is excited about the opportunity to drive consumer experiences across
multiple platforms and devices for Microsoft. He lives in Gurgaon with his wife
and two daughters and enjoys running and in his spare time and living the outdoors
life with activities like trekking and rafting.