Indian man quits top AI job at Microsoft US to spend time with 'parents in India'

Kesavan Shanmugam, a Microsoft vice president who worked on Excel Copilot, is stepping down after a 23-year career at the US-based tech giant. He said he is retiring to spend more time with his "ageing parents in India". "It was difficult to walk away...But it's also...right tradeoff for me...to focus my energy on family," he said.