Meta names Arun Srinivas as India MD amid management reshuffle

BySejal SharmaSejal Sharma

Jun 16, 2025 11:55 AM IST

In his new function, Srinivas will lead Meta’s enterprise technique in India, specializing in aligning innovation, income, and progress efforts.

Meta has appointed Arun Srinivas as its new managing director of India operations with impact from July 1, a transfer that follows the current enlargement of Sandhya Devanathan’s portfolio as the pinnacle of each India and Southeast Asia.

Arun Srinivas. (Photo from X)

In his new function, Srinivas will lead Meta’s enterprise technique in India, specializing in aligning innovation, income, and progress efforts, the corporate stated. He can even be answerable for deepening ties with advertisers, builders, and companions in certainly one of Meta’s most important markets. Srinivas will proceed to report back to Devanathan.

A post-graduate from IIM Kolkata, Srinivas brings practically 30 years of expertise throughout client and tech sectors, with management stints at Hindustan Unilever, Reebok, OLA, and WestBridge Capital. He joined Meta in 2020 and presently heads the Ads Business in India, the place he has been engaged on AI, Reels, and Messaging.

Commenting on the appointment, Devanathan stated, “Arun’s impressive track record of building high-performing teams, driving product innovation, and fostering strong partnerships makes him the ideal leader to drive Meta’s continued investment in the country.”

In a current important management departure, Meta’s coverage head for India, Shivnath Thukral, introduced his exit from the corporate on June 12. He took to LinkedIn and wrote, “After a very satisfying and enriching journey of more than 7.5 years, I have decided to step down from Meta as the VP of India Public Policy at the end of this month.”