New Delhi:

Rishi Jaitly has announced his resignation as Twitter India head. He has been Vice President for the company’s Asia Pacific region which includes operation in India, West Asia and North Africa for four years. His resignation has come at a time when company is facing low revenue growth and user base crunch.

He made the announcement on Twitter through a series of tweets, one of which said, "Today, after 4 years of user/business momentum in India & the region, I'm sharing my intention to move on to new opportunities, same mission."

Today, after 4 years of user/business momentum in India & the region, I’m sharing my intention to move on to new opportunities, same mission — Rishi Jaitly (@rsjaitly) November 1, 2016

Jaitly, who played a key role in expanding the company's operations in India, further said leading Twitter India and expanding Twitter across Asia Pacific and Middle East was leadership experience of a lifetime.

Jaitly has earlier been associated with Google, Knight Foundation, and College Summit and was co-founder and CEO of Michigan Corps.