Venkatesh Tiwari moves to Indus Towers Ltd from Amazon; appointed COO

Venkatesh Tiwari has nearly 28 years of leadership experience across e‑commerce, telecommunications, consumer electronics and logistics.

“Over the years, he has built a reputation for leading high-energy, customer-focused teams and driving transformation across complex businesses,” the company said.

His expertise spans P&L ownership, large-scale operations, sales and marketing leadership, supply chain management, multi-modal transportation networks, and customer experience excellence.

At Amazon, he has led multiple roles and created high business growth.

As Leader for Amazon Now, Seller Fulfilment, and 3PL channels, he launched Quick commerce offering in India and led large, cross-functional teams across the ultra-fast delivery ecosystem, grocery operations, same-day delivery, and third-party logistics networks.

Before this role he held senior operational roles in Middle mile and Last mile networks of Amazon India.

He has played a pivotal role in driving some of Amazon India’s most ambitious initiatives, including building the fastest quick-commerce launch in Amazon’s global network, strategic partnerships and expanding Amazon coverage to entire pin codes of the country.

These initiatives helped redefine delivery speed, reliability, and accessibility for millions of customers and sellers.

Tiwari has previously worked with Samsung, Airtel and Perfetti.

At Airtel, he held a variety of leadership roles across Operations, Customer Service Management, and Sales & Marketing, contributing to key strategic and operational advancements.

Tiwari holds a B. Tech in Electronics and Communications (1996) from BIT Mesra and MBA in Marketing and International business (1998) from Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies, Mumbai. (BVI)