New Delhi, Nov 16, 2022: Abhijit Bose, WhatsApp’s head of India, and Rajiv Aggarwal, Director Public Policy Meta India, have stepped down from their positions. Shivnath Thukral, Director of WhatsApp Public Policy in India, has now acquired the position of Director, Public Policy pertaining to all Meta brands in India.
This change comes less than a week after Meta announced its biggest layoffs ever, laying off around 11,000 jobs across the world.
Earlier this month, Ajit Mohan, the head of Meta in India, had resigned from his role. It was announced that he would be joining rival Snap as president, Asia-Pacific.
“I want to thank Abhijit Bose for his tremendous contributions as our first Head of WhatsApp in India. His entrepreneurial drive helped our team deliver new services that have benefited millions of people and businesses. There is so much more WhatsApp can do for India and we’re excited to continue helping advance India’s digital transformation,” Will Cathcart, head of WhatsApp, said in a statement pertaining to Bose’s resignation.
