NEW DELHI : Facebook on Friday announced the appointment of Avinash Pant as marketing director for its India operations. The newly created role has the mandate to drive the company’s consumer marketing efforts across the family of apps, including Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp. He will report to Ajit Mohan, vice-president and managing director of Facebook India. Pant’s appointment comes a year after Facebook announced new leadership structure in India bringing company’s operations under Ajit Mohan, reporting directly to its headquarters in Menlo Park. In the last few months, Facebook has recruited for key roles across multiple functions such as marketing, sales, partnerships, and policy across Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.

Source: Mint January 24, 2020 07:30 UTC