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Meta India’s Public Policy VP Shivnath Thukral Steps Down
- Shivnath Thukral, Meta's Public Policy VP in India, is stepping down after over 7 years with the company.
- Thukral plans to focus on running, health, and family after leaving the company at the end of the month.
- Having worked at Meta since 2017, he moved through various public policy roles within the company.
- Thukral helped develop systems and processes for Meta's policy engagement during his tenure.
- He believes the team is well-equipped to continue policy work independently after his departure.
- Thukral, an alumnus of Delhi School of Economics and Southern Illinois University, had previous roles at Carnegie India, Essar Group, and NDTV.
- Sandhya Devanathan, VP for India, has taken on additional responsibilities for Meta's Southeast Asia operations.
- Thukral's exit coincides with Google's head of public policy in India, Sreenivasa Reddy, leaving in February.
- Meta has faced scrutiny in India, including blocking accounts for scams and a penalty for WhatsApp's policy update.
- The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal granted interim relief to Meta regarding WhatsApp's data sharing policy ban.
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