'Satya Nadella's Elevation Will Inspire Indian Professionals'

New Delhi: Elevation of Hyderabad-born Satya Nadella as chief executive officer of technology giant Microsoft is a reflection of rising India's talent globally and it would inspire professionals across the world, business leaders and experts said.

“It's pretty inspiring. An Indian becoming CEO of Microsoft is an exceptional achievement. We are really proud of it,” said Sachin Bansal, co-founder and chief executive officer of India's largest e-commerce site Flipkart.

He said Nadella's elevation is a reflection of rising Indian professionals influence at the global business sphere.

"It should be inspiring for everybody. Indians across the world are doing pretty well,” Bansal told IANS.

Ending months of speculations, the world's largest software firm Microsoft Tuesday named 46-year-old Nadella as successor Steve Balmer, who retires.

Nadella is the third CEO in Redmond-based Microsoft's 38-year history after founder Bill Gates and Steve Balmer, who retired recently.

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