RIM's India managing director quits

NEW DELHI, INDIA: BlackBerry maker Research In Motion's India operations head Frenny Bawa Thursday quit the company to pursue other interests.

"This is to confirm that Frenny Bawa, RIM's managing director for India, is leaving RIM in order to pursue other interests. We appreciate Frenny's past contributions to RIM's growth and we wish her all the best," the company's spokesperson said.

The development comes close on heels of BlackBerry drawing flak from scores of subscribers over a recent three-day blackout of services worldwide, including in India.

The company, however, denied any relation between the two events.

"We will keep you posted on Frenny's replacement in due course of time," the statement added.

In the interim, Urpo Karjalainen, senior vice president - Greater China, India & ANZ, will oversee the business operations for India.

India has close to one million BlackBerry subscribers.