Meta replaces infrastructure head Santosh Janardhan with David Brown
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Meta says Santosh Janardhan, its head of infrastructure and co-head of engineering, is stepping down, and David Brown will take over the infrastructure role.
CNBC, citing an internal memo, reports that Janardhan leaves in the new year, Brown formally leads Meta's infrastructure efforts and serves as chief technical officer of Meta Compute, and Janardhan supports Brown through the first quarter of 2027. TechCrunch reports the same change, adding that Brown joined Meta earlier this year as vice president of infrastructure and that Janardhan, who joined in 2009, moves into an advisory role on Meta Compute. Brown previously was a senior vice president at AWS. Bloomberg first reported the departure, and the memo gave no reason for it.
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- TechCrunch · AINewsMeta infrastructure chief Santosh Janardhan steps down, Dave Brown replaces him
AIMeta says longtime head of infrastructure and co-head of engineering Santosh Janardhan is stepping down and will be replaced by Dave Brown, who joined as vice president of infrastructure earlier this year. Janardhan, who joined Meta in 2009, will stay for a transition and move into an advisory role on Meta Compute. Bloomberg first reported the departure, citing an internal memo that did not give a reason.
- CNBC · TechnologyNewsMeta infrastructure head Santosh Janardhan to leave, with David Brown succeeding him
AIMeta head of infrastructure Santosh Janardhan will leave the company in the new year, according to an internal memo obtained by CNBC. Former AWS senior vice president David Brown, who joined Meta in July, will formally lead Meta's infrastructure efforts and serve as chief technical officer of Meta Compute. Janardhan will support Brown through the first quarter of 2027.
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