Oracle India MD Shekhar Das Gupta quits

Oracle India MD, Shekhar Das Gupta has quit the company, while the formal
announcement of his successor is yet to happen. Shekhar did not disclosed
anything about his future plans. He is on notice period till end of May 2005.
"I'm proud to have been a part of the growth and development of Oracle in
India from its very inception. My 12 years at Oracle have been filled with
challenge, growth and learnings. I feel that my experience at Oracle will as I
enter the next phase of my career in academia," said Gupta.

"Shekhar has been instrumental to helping build Oracle into a leading
enterprise software provider in India over the past 12 years. His leadership and
hands-on management style has helped us meet the expectations of more than 6250
enterprise customers in the country," said Keith Budge, VP, Oracle APac.
"I have enjoyed working with Shekhar immensely over the past decade and
look forward to an ongoing relationship with him as part of the extended Oracle
community in India."

Having joined the global software major in 1992, Shekhar held various
positions including alliances director, before being appointed country manager
in March 1998 and subsequently promoted as the MD.

Prior to joining Oracle India, Shekhar worked for eight years with PSI Data
Systems (a then affiliate of Group Bull, France). His last position at PSI was
Product Marketing Manager (Mainframes). He began his career with the
Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) formerly known as the Association of
Engineering Industry, where he worked for over two years as an Economist.

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