WhatsApp Chief Business Officer Neeraj Arora Quits After Serving For Seven Years

TPI Staff November 27, 2018

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Mumbai : It another profile exit, WhatsApp’s chief business officer Neeraj Arora announced his resignation after working with the company for seven years.

Neeraj is working with WhatsApp from 2011 and witnessed its acquisition by social networking giant Facebook in $19 billion deal in 2014.

“It is time to move on, but I cannot be more proud of how WhatsApp continues to touch people in so many different ways every day. I am confident that WhatsApp will continue to be the simple, secure & trusted communication product for years to come”, he said in a Facebook post.

He thanked WhatsApp co-founders Jan Koum and Brian Acton, both have already left the firm.

“I’m going to be taking some time off to recharge and spend time with family. I am deeply indebted to Jan and Brian, who entrusted me to be their business companion for so many years” he added.

Before WhatsApp, Arora served at Google and he was also a member of Paytm’sboard of directors between June 2015 to February 2018.

Earlier, WhatsApp had appointed co-founder and CEO of Ezetap Abhijit Boseas India Head. Bose is expected to join WhatsApp by early next year.