New Delhi, May 25 -- Suresh Kumar, the Indian origin chief technology officer of Walmart in California, has hit the headlines amid reports of the retail giant cutting 1,500 tech jobs.

Walmart is cutting jobs at its headquarters in Bentonville, Arkansas, along with its global technology team.

In a memo reviewed by Bloomberg, Walmart CTO Suresh Kumar and US CEO John Furner indicated that the decision to reduce the workforce by nearly 1,500 employees is intended to speed up decision-making and lessen complexities.

After reports on layoffs emerged, several social media users blamed CTO Suresh Kumar for the recent layoffs.

Suresh Kumar is the executive vice president, global chief technology officer (CTO), and chief development officer (CD...