WhatsApp India Head Abhijit Bose and Director of Public Policy Meta India, Rajiv Aggarwal have resigned from their positions at social networking giant Meta, in a fresh round of top-level exits from the company. While Shivnath Thukral has been assigned the role of Public Policy Head At Facebook, it is not clear who will be replacing Bose at the company, said a report by Economic Times Tech.
“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, was quoted as saying in a statement.
This comes within a week of Facebook parent Meta laying off more than 11,000 employees, which is 13 per cent of its total workforce, after a steep slide in digital ad revenue and profit. According to Wall Street Journal, in his latest meeting with senior executives, Zuckerberg is said to have confirmed "broad cuts" across the company. Employees who lose their jobs would be provided at least four months of salary as a severance.
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, who took accountability for letting go of 11,000 employees, said he is "sorry" for the actions in a post and acknowledged difficulties for employees on a visa and expressed support to them.
In his post, Musk added, "I want to take accountability for these decisions and for how we got here. I know this is tough for everyone, and I’m especially sorry to those impacted." The mass layoff is the first broad head-count reduction to occur in Meta's (earlier Facebook) 18-year history. The Facebook and Instagram parent company reported over 87,000 employees (as of September).
Zuckerberg also said the company would try to get all the relevant information to those impacted as quickly as possible and then do whatever it can to support them through this. "This is a sad moment, and there’s no way around that. To those who are leaving, I want to thank you again for everything you’ve put into this place.