Meta India's public policy head Shivnath Thukral to step down on June 30

Meta's Shivnath Thukral exits after 7.5 years as India public policy head, as leadership transitions continue under Sandhya Devanathan's expanded SEA role

Meta’s vice-president and head of public policy in India, Shivnath Thukral, has stepped down, the company said in a statement.

 

Thukral, who joined Meta in 2017, “is leaving Meta to pursue new opportunities”.

 

“As a member of the India leadership team, he played a key role in navigating and shaping policy and regulatory conversations and engagements that were critical for the industry and Meta in India over the last 7.5 years,” said Kevin Martin, vice-president and head of global policy at Meta.

 

In a LinkedIn post, Thukral said his tenure as the public policy head in India would conclude on June 30.

 

“It is not an easy decision to make, but I feel very confident that our policy engagement with stakeholders is at a credible and constructive juncture and we can only build further on that. There is always more to do, and I know the team is well equipped to navigate the waters well,” Thukral wrote.

 

Meta India is currently headed by Sandhya Devanathan, who took over the role in 2022, shortly after then India head Ajit Mohan resigned from the company. Mohan subsequently joined Snap as chief business officer. In May this year, Devanathan’s role was expanded and she was appointed Meta’s business head for Southeast Asia.   

Zetwerk builds production facility in Bengaluru

 

Electronics manufacturing services company Zetwerk has started construction of a new facility at Devanhalli in Bengaluru, the company said in a statement. The new facility — part of the company’s ₹1,000 crore plan to augment its capacity in the industrials, telecom, auto, consumer durables, and strategic electronics manufacturing segments — is likely to employ 2,000 people once it starts operations, the company said.

The new facility comes within 100 days of the company having inaugurated its largest electronics manufacturing facility near Chennai.

 

“This new investment strengthens our ambition to serve high-growth sectors with world-class manufacturing solutions from India. As India transitions toward becoming a key global manufacturing player, we at Zetwerk are focused on providing infrastructure and innovation that meet global quality benchmarks”, Zetwerk Electronics president Josh Foulger said.

 

Zetwerk, which aims to be the leading ODM (original design manufacturer) and electronics manufacturing services provider in the mobile phones, hearable, and wearable space, has a total of 8 manufacturing facilities now across Noida, Gurgaon, Bengaluru, and Chennai.