WhatsApp Management Exodus Continues; Chief Business Officer Neeraj Arora Quits
Nov. 27, 2018In yet another high-profile exit at WhatsApp, its Indian-origin Chief Business Officer Neeraj Arora has quit, saying he needs “time off to recharge and spend time with family”.
“It is hard to believe that it has been seven years since Jan (Koum) and Brian (Acton) got me onboard at WhatsApp, and it has been one hell of a ride,”Arora stated in an official post on his Facebook on Tuesday.“I am deeply indebted to Jan and Brian, who entrusted me to be their business companion for so many years,”he added.
In a jolt to Facebook in May, WhatsApp co-founder and CEO Jan Koumdecided to move onamid reports that he had a difference of opinion with parent company Facebook over data privacy, encryption, and other issues. Arora was rumored to be the frontrunner to replace Koum as CEO, however, that was not the case.
“It’s time to move on, but I can not be more proud of how WhatsApp continues to touch people in so many different ways every day,”Arora said.“I am confident that WhatsApp will continue to be the simple, secure and trusted communication product for years to come,”he added.
The differences in vision have cost Facebook some of the long-running top-level exes for the messaging giant, which is now confirmed to beintroducing adsinto the Status section in the coming days. Yes, it’s no secret that WhatsApp which once touted to always run on an ad-free model is witnessing exits as it plans to debut ads to upscale the platform.
