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Senior Meta executive leaves company for OpenAI
Meta’s vice president for India and Southeast Asia, Sandhya Devanathan, is leaving the company to join OpenAI. According to information confirmed by OpenAI, Devanathan will be based in Singapore in her new role. At OpenAI, Devanathan will report to Kiran Mani, the company’s managing director for the Asia-Pacific region. She will be responsible for expanding OpenAI’s consumer base in Southeast Asia and Australia, driving the adoption of its services among enterprise customers, partnerships, relations with regulatory authorities and operations.
Sandhya Devanathan worked at Meta for more than 10 years. She held various leadership positions at the company, including leading its gaming business in the Asia-Pacific region. In June of last year, she was appointed Meta’s vice president for India and Southeast Asia. Her move to OpenAI comes as the company rapidly expands its operations in the Asia-Pacific region. Over the past 2 years, OpenAI has opened offices in Singapore, Tokyo, Seoul, Sydney and Delhi. A few days ago, Prabhjeet Singh, who worked at Uber for more than 10 years, was appointed OpenAI’s head of India. Devanathan’s departure from Meta also comes as the company faces growing pressure in India. This month, Meta apologized for mistakenly restricting a post by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Instagram. Following the incident, the Indian government summoned Meta executives to provide an explanation. Indian authorities have also raised the issue of child sexual abuse material being distributed on Meta’s platforms. Following a BBC investigation, the government asked the company to explain advertisements that allegedly offered access to such content on Instagram. Meta said it had removed advertisements and accounts that violated its rules and rejected claims that such advertisements were intentionally targeted to users. According to the company, 160,000 accounts were removed in India over a period of six months based on signals of activity related to child exploitation.
Sandhya Devanathan worked at Meta for more than 10 years. She held various leadership positions at the company, including leading its gaming business in the Asia-Pacific region. In June of last year, she was appointed Meta’s vice president for India and Southeast Asia. Her move to OpenAI comes as the company rapidly expands its operations in the Asia-Pacific region. Over the past 2 years, OpenAI has opened offices in Singapore, Tokyo, Seoul, Sydney and Delhi. A few days ago, Prabhjeet Singh, who worked at Uber for more than 10 years, was appointed OpenAI’s head of India. Devanathan’s departure from Meta also comes as the company faces growing pressure in India. This month, Meta apologized for mistakenly restricting a post by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Instagram. Following the incident, the Indian government summoned Meta executives to provide an explanation. Indian authorities have also raised the issue of child sexual abuse material being distributed on Meta’s platforms. Following a BBC investigation, the government asked the company to explain advertisements that allegedly offered access to such content on Instagram. Meta said it had removed advertisements and accounts that violated its rules and rejected claims that such advertisements were intentionally targeted to users. According to the company, 160,000 accounts were removed in India over a period of six months based on signals of activity related to child exploitation.