Ajit Mohan quits as head of Meta India; Manish Chopra interim chief

Meta Platforms on Thursday said Ajit Mohan, vice-president and managing director (MD) of India unit, stepped down from his role to pursue another opportunity outside of the company.

He took over as the MD of Meta India in January 2019 from his previous job as the chief executive officer of Star India’s video-streaming service Hotstar.

“Ajit has decided to step down from his role at Meta to pursue another opportunity outside of the company. Over the past four years, he has played an important role in shaping and scaling our India operations so they can serve many millions of Indian businesses, partners, and people,” said Nicola Mendelsohn, vice-president of global business group, Meta.