WhatsApp’s head of India Abhijit Bose and Rajiv Aggarwal, Director Public Policy, Meta India, have resigned from their positions. The company said that Rajiv Aggarwal has decided to step down to pursue another opportunity.
Shivnath Thukral has now been made Director, Public Policy for all Meta brands in India. In his new role, he will lead policy development initiatives across Meta apps — Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp — in India. He has been part of the Public Policy team since 2017.
Will Cathcart, Head of WhatsApp, said, “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.”
A company note said, “Over the last year, Rajiv Aggarwal has played an important role in leading our policy-led initiatives in areas such as user-safety, privacy and scaling up programmes like GOAL to drive digital inclusion in the country. He has also been leading proactive engagement with critical policy and regulatory stakeholders.”
Recently, Meta announced its biggest layoffs ever, cutting around 11,000 jobs across the globe. Earlier this month, Ajit Mohan, the head of Meta in India, had stepped down from his role to join rival Snap as president, Asia-Pacific.
