Two weeks after Meta India CEO Ajit Mohan resigned to join rival Snap, Meta’s country lead for public policy Rajiv Aggarwal resigned today as well, the social media giant confirmed. WhatsApp’s India CEO, Abhijit Bose, has also resigned, according to a statement from Meta.
Rajiv Aggarwal has decided to leave Meta to pursue another opportunity, according to the statement, which wishes him the best in his future endeavours.
Will Cathcart, WhatsApp’s CEO, thanked Abhijit Bose for his “tremendous contributions” as the company’s first CEO 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,” Mr Cathcart stated.
Shivnath Thukral, the former Director of WhatsApp Public Policy in India, has been named Director of Public Policy for Meta in India across all platforms.
Mr. Bose also announced his resignation on LinkedIn, stating that he is “really excited” about his next job. “After a small break, I plan to rejoin the entrepreneurial world,” he said, adding that his departure had been planned for some time, “but given the events last week,” they wanted to “focus on supporting those impacted last week.”
In a blog post on Wednesday, Facebook’s parent company Meta announced massive layoffs. CEO Mark Zuckerberg apologised for the incident and accepted “accountability for these decisions and how we got here.”
Over 11,000 Meta employees were laid off in the social media giant’s first major round of layoffs. Meta is the latest tech titan to announce a layoff.