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Shivnath Thukral Appointed as Director of Public Policy for all Meta brands in India

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WhatsApp’s India head Abhijit Bose and Meta India’s director of public policy Rajiv Aggarwal have resigned from their respective positions, after Meta India head Ajit Mohan’s resignation earlier this month. 

After the latest high-profile exits from Meta India came across making it affect over 11,000 employees, Shivnath Thukral, director of public policy at WhatsApp India, has been appointed as the director of public policy for all Meta brands — Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp — in India.

Shivnath is a graduate of the Delhi School of Economics. He also has a post-graduate degree in communications from the Southern Illinois University. 

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WhatsApp’s India head Abhijit Bose and Meta India’s director of public policy Rajiv Aggarwal have resigned from their respective positions, after Meta India head Ajit Mohan’s resignation earlier this month. 

Meta has recently laid off and announced a 13% headcount reduction globally which would affect over 11,000 employees. 

The company has extended its hiring freeze till Q1 2023. 


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