Sandhya Devanathan Is Meta India’s New Head

New Delhi: Facebook’s parent company Meta has appointed Sandhya Devanathan as the new India head on Thursday.

Devanathan will take the new charge on January 1, 2023, and will report to Dan Neary, Vice President, Meta APAC and will be a part of the APAC leadership team.

She will move back to India to take on the role and lead the India strategy.

As part of her role, Devanathan will spearhead the company’s India charter and strengthen the strategic relationships with the country’s leading brands, creators, advertisers, and partners to drive Meta’s revenue growth in key channels in the country.

Devanathan comes with 22 years of experience and has an international career in banking, payments and technology. She joined Meta in 2016 and helped build out the company’s Singapore and Vietnam businesses and teams as well as Meta’s e-commerce initiatives in Southeast Asia. In 2020, she moved to lead Gaming for APAC which is one of the largest verticals for Meta globally.