India is one of the biggest markets worldwide for Samsung. Considering that the company recently managed to defeat Xiaomi to take the crown for India’s largest smartphone manufacturer, the Korean tech giant seems to be putting a lot of work into improving its performance. However, Samsung’s India division could face troubles with its top-level management. According to a new report, three employees from Samsung India’s public policy-making team have resigned within a week, raising several questions.
Citing anonymous sources, Reuters claims three Samsung India employees—Binu George, Nikhil Kaura, and Surabhi Pant—resigned from the company in the same week. Binu George was the General Manager of Corporate Affairs & Strategy, Surabhi Pant was the Deputy General Manager of Policy & Public Affairs, and Nikhil Kaura was the company’s Chief Manager of Public Affairs & Citizenship. All three were part of a seven-member team headed by Rajiv Agrawal, Vice President of Public Affairs at Samsung India.
Pressure from the Indian government could be the reason for a series of resignations from Samsung India’s top-level executives
The exact reason why the three employees from the same team—one responsible for making policies and managing corporate and public affairs—left the company isn’t clear. However, they resigned when the Indian government is pushing hard for domestic electronics manufacturing while also tightening its grip on regulation for tech companies, such as asking smartphone manufacturers to allow users to remove pre-installed apps. So, the regulatory headaches could be one of the reasons they parted from Samsung.
The latest news comes when Samsung is already under pressure due to the company’s lowest profits figures in 14 years. However, Samsung says there are good times ahead, and its business will improve toward the end of the year or early next year.
