George Zacharias, the managing director of Yahoo! India resigns from the post to pursue his “entrepreneurial interests”.

Zacharias reportedly said, "To become an entrepreneur was my long-term dream. Yahoo India has been growing at a robust pace and the journey has been both challenging and rewarding. This decision has been a tough one."

Zacharias called Yahoo! India a "well-oiled, strong leadership team".

Filling in the shoes of Zacharias is Keith Nilsson, the VP of International Emerging Markets a Singapore-based company.Nilsson commented, "As India continues to be a focus for Yahoo, we are excited about the aggressive pace that we have set ourselves to realise the enormous opportunities in this market, and grow the business both organically and inorganically."

Zacharias joined the search engine company in 2006.