Facebook Executive In India Steps Down
February 13 2016 - 3:02AM
Dow Jones News
(FROM THE WALL STREET JOURNAL 2/13/16)
By Deepa Seetharaman
A Facebook Inc. executive in India said Friday that she would
step down, just days after a government regulator banned a key
Facebook initiative in the country.
Kirthiga Reddy, Facebook's managing director in India, said in a
Facebook post that she would help search for her successor, and
that it would be "business as-usual over the next 6-12 months."
Ms. Reddy said she is moving to the U.S. to enroll her daughters
in school and is exploring "new opportunities at Facebook back at
Menlo Park."
India is home to 130 million Facebook users, second only to the
U.S. In her role, Ms. Reddy worked with advertisers around the
world who wanted to reach Facebook users in India.
On Monday, Indian regulators banned the company's Free Basics
service, which offered free access to a limited basket of apps and
sites, including Facebook. A Facebook spokeswoman said Ms. Reddy
wasn't involved in the company's Free Basics efforts.
"As she had planned for some time, Kirthiga Reddy is moving back
to the U.S. to work with the teams in headquarters," the
spokeswoman said. "We are extremely proud of the work she has done
to grow our global sales business in India."
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
February 13, 2016 02:47 ET (07:47 GMT)
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