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Another High-Profile Exit? Chief Business Officer Neeraj Arora Quits WhatsApp
Swarajya Staff
Nov 28, 2018, 03:13 PM | Updated 03:12 PM IST
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Chief Business Officer, Neeraj Arora has quit WhatsApp, saying that he needs "time off to recharge and spend time with family". Arora had joined WhatsApp in 2011, before it got acquired by Facebook, as reported by News18.
An alumnus of the Indian School of Business (ISB), Arora played a crucial role in closing the acquisition of WhatsApp.
Arora worked in Google before joining WhatsApp. "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 said in a post on 26 November 2018.
"I am deeply indebted to Jan and Brian, who entrusted me to be their business companion for so many years," he added.
Amid difference in opinion with the parent company, Facebook, over data privacy, WhatsApp CEO and co-founder Koum quit. It was rumoured that Arora was potentially in line to replace Koum as CEO. Another WhatsApp co-founder, Acton had also resigned from Facebook in 2017.
"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," added Arora. Furthermore, he is confident that WhatsApp will continue to be the simple, secure and trusted messaging communication product it currently is.
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