Mahapatra moves out of Nissan Motor Corporation after a four-year stint with the company Amazon India has strengthened its communications team with the appointment of Abhishek Mahapatra as Director, Consumer Communications. He will be based out of Gurugram and will report to Minari Shah – Director, Corporate Communications. In his earlier stint, Mahapatra was associated with Nissan Motor Corporation for a period of 4 years. His last role was that of General Manager, Communications, Africa, Middle East and India. An integrated communications professional with experience across corporate and agencies, Mahapatra commenced his professional career working for an agency called Ipan Hill and Knowlton. He has been associated with other agencies like Edelman India and Comma Consultants in various capacities. He took the corporate communications route with Hyundai Motors India Ltd as Senior Officer- Commincations and has worked with names like Ford Motor Company and Uber.