Facebook Inc.is all set to hire Anand Chandrasekaran, a high-profile technology executive with expertise in Silicon Valley to help develop strategies for its Messenger app, an increasingly important platform for the social-media giant as per WSJ report.
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Facebook, however, did not comment on the appointment.
“It’s hard not to look back-the past couple of years have been the most intense, humbling and incredible periods I’ve experienced professionally living in India and bring a part of Snapdeal / Freecharge and Bharti Airtel”.
Going native and re-connecting with the country you grew up in is something I didn’t imagine I would get to do, let alone witnessing the entrepreneurial energy that’s driving India forward.
The 38-year-old, who joined Airtel in 2014, is credited with launching its Wynx music app and Airtel Money.
An announcement could come as soon as tomorrow, and it’s not now clear if he’ll be based in the USA or India.
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Chandrasekaran joined Snapdeal as the CPO in June 2015 and quit the company in May this year. It is already the company’s second-biggest market, after the US, in terms of Facebook users. In addition to the 1B now using Messenger every month, there’s also the 1B-plus using Facebook’s WhatsApp. It recently announced bots for Messenger, which would allow businesses to automate responses and some services. Stan Chudnovsky is Head of product for Messaging and John Lagerling is V-P Business Development, Mobile and Product Partnerships.
