Ajit Mohan, the head of Meta Platforms’ India division, announced his resignation in order to seek other opportunities.
TechCrunch says that Mohan left the company to work for Snap, a rival. Additionally, he will serve as President of Snap’s APAC branch.
In January 2019, Mohan became the VP and MD of the India business of Meta, which was then known as Facebook.
In India, the Facebook app family, which includes Instagram and WhatsApp, garnered more than 200 million users during his time there. The firm also made some audacious investments there, such as handing Jio Platforms a $5.7 billion check, and improved WhatsApp’s commercial features.
India, which it considers to be its largest user market, saw significant changes during his tenure with Meta. 2020 saw the resignation of Ankhi Das, a well-known Facebook official in India, who was accused of interfering with the company’s application of its hate-speech policy there.
In recent years, Snap has intensified its efforts in India with the intention of delivering a variety of customised features. Data.ai and SensorTower data show that in the last three years, the app’s user base in the nation has doubled to 100 million users.
