Thursday, July 11, 2013: Santhosh Kumar has been appointed the new managing director for TI’s operations in India. He will relocate back to India from the US. Santhosh Kumar brings a blend of experience in business, engineering and customer relationships to his new role as Managing Director.
Prior to this announcement, Santhosh Kumar was responsible for leading TI’s C6000 video and advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) product teams. In this role, Santhosh Kumar worked with various global customers and engineering teams to grow TI’s ADAS business. He has also held several R&D leadership roles in TI India.
Santhosh Kumar joined TI in 1995 and started the performance audio team in India. He then assumed the leadership of the ASP applications team and later led India’s software and DSP design teams. Santhosh Kumar has also served as the Manager of the Software Centre of Excellence in India and previously led the worldwide software team for the Sitara family of processors, before moving to the US.
Santhosh Kumar holds a Bachelor’s degree in Electronics and Communications Engineering from the University of Calicut and a Master’s degree in Software and Systems from BITS, Pilani. He is also a TI Senior Member Technical Staff (SMTS).
