Facebook has named Ajit Mohan as its managing director and VP for India. Mohan takes up the role from Umang Bedi, who resigned in October 2017, and has been given an expanded portfolio, covering sales, strategy, communications and policy. Mohan will also report to Facebook's Californian office, rather than the Singapore bureau. The move comes after a string of high-profile departures at Facebook, including CEO Mark Zuckerberg last year and COO Sheryl Sandberg this year.
Facebook has named Ajit Mohan as its managing director and VP for India. Mohan takes up the role from Umang Bedi, who resigned in October 2017, and has been given an expanded portfolio, covering sales, strategy, communications and policy. Mohan will also report to Facebook's Californian office, rather than the Singapore bureau. It is reported that his first task will be to re-establish trust with Indian regulators, following the Cambridge Analytica scandal.