Meta India policy chief Rajiv Aggarwal joins Samsung in a tech policy role

Meta Platform Inc.’s former policy head for India is set to take a similar role at Samsung Electronics Co.’s local unit, people with knowledge of the matter said.

Rajiv Aggarwal will take up the position, which entails liaising with and lobbying government officials on domestic policy matters, from December, one of the people said, asking not to be identified because the appointment hasn’t been made public.

Aggarwal is joining one of the most successful foreign multinationals in India, a top seller of smartphones as well as other electronics. The executive was among several key executives to depart Meta’s local operations this year, as US internet giants including Alphabet Inc.’s Google grapple with increasingly stringent oversight of content.