Meta replaced its infrastructure head
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Meta has fired Santosh Janardhan, who had long served as the infrastructure head, appointing Dave Brown, who joined this year as vice president of infrastructure, to take over. Janardhan had planned to leave next year and will now serve as a consultant to Meta Compute during the transition period, though Meta has not specified the reason. Janardhan was a key figure in Meta's development as a social media and tech giant and had also served as co-head of engineering. Janardhan's departure constitutes a major shift in the company's management, especially given that Meta is investing tens of billions of dollars in AI and data center construction.
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- 36Kr · AIMeta Infrastructure Chief and Joint Engineering Chief Santosh Janardhan to Leave in 2027
Santosh Janardhan, Meta's Infrastructure Director and Joint Engineering Director, is expected to leave the company in early 2027. Meta is investing tens of billions of dollars in AI and data center construction, and this departure constitutes a major change in the company's management.
- TechCrunch · AIMeta has fired long-term infrastructure head Santosh Janardhan
Meta informed TechCrunch that Santosh Janardhan, the company's long-term infrastructure head, will be leaving, to be replaced by Dave Brown, who joined Meta as an infrastructure vice president this year. Janardhan had originally planned to leave next year and will take on an advisory role at Meta Compute. Meta did not specify the reason for Janardhan's departure.
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