Facebook parent Meta has announced the appointment of Sandhya Devanathan as head for Meta India. Her appointment will be effective with effect from January 1, 2023 and she will report to Dan Neary, vice president, Meta Asia Pacific.

During her stint, Devanathan will be focusing on business and revenue priorities. She will spearhead the company’s India charter and help strategise relationships with the country’s leading brands, creators and advertisers among others.

She has a career spanning 22 years across banking, payments and technology. Devanathan had joined Meta in 2016 and helped build Meta’s e-commerce initiatives in Southeast Asia and business and teams in Singapore and Vietnam.