Sandhya Devanathan is an Indian banker turned technology expert and business executive who was appointed Vice President of Meta India, the parent company of Facebook, on November 17, 2022. She will assume the role from January 1, 2023.
Wiki/Biography
Sandhya Devanathan was born in 1976 (age 46; in 2022) in Andhra Pradesh. After completing her schooling, Sandhya attended Andhra University in Visakhapatnam to pursue her B. Tech in Chemical Engineering (1994-1998). While studying at Andhra University, he actively participated in technology fairs, elocution, and debate competitions.
Sandhya Devnathan during a group photo of students and faculty members of the Department of Chemical Engineering, Andhra University
He then enrolled himself in the Faculty of Management Studies – University of Delhi to pursue his MBA (1998-2000). After that, he followed a one-year course in leadership at Saïd Business School, University of Oxford (2014).
Physical appearance
Height (approx): 5′ 3″
Hair Color: Dark Brown
Eye Color: Dark Brown
Family
Parents & Siblings
Not much is known about his parents & siblings.
Husband & Son
She is married to Amit Ray, the founder of CrazyTok Ventures, a podcast network. Together, they have a son.
Old picture of Sandhya Devanathan with her husband
Sandhya Devanathan with her husband and son
Career
Sandhya Devanathan started her career with Citi, an American multinational investment bank and financial services company, as Webmaster & Product Manager of Citibank’s online and e-business team in 2000. She worked in that position for about three years and in 2003 was promoted rank as Head of Personal Loan Products. In August 2005, he moved to the Philippines on assignment as part of the company’s outstanding leadership program and began working there as Assistant Vice President of Credit Card Portfolio Management & Customer Retention. A year later, he was promoted to the position of Vice President of the offshore segment of customer franchise management and moved to the United States. In 2007, Sandhya was appointed as Director of the International Consumer Lending Group at Citi bank. From July 2008 to December 2009, Devanathan worked as the Director of sales performance management at International Retail Bank and later resigned from the firm.
In 2009, he moved to Singapore and joined Standard Chartered bank as Global Head of cross-selling and pricing. In July 2012, he became the Managing Director and Head of the credit card and unsecured loan department. In December 2014, he became the Managing Director of retail banking and payment products. Sandhya resigned from the company in 2015.
In 2016 Devanathan joined The Facebook Company (now called Meta) and served the firm in various capacities. He joined the firm as a Group Director and moved to the position of Country Managing Director of Singapore and Head of Vietnam Business six months later. In 2020, Sandhya was appointed vice president of Asia Pacific Gaming at Meta. On November 17, 2022, Meta appointed him as its vice president and head of operations in India. He succeeds Ajit Mohan, former head of India at Meta, who resigned from the firm in November 2022. Sandhya is set to assume her role as Vice President of Meta India on January 1, 2022.
Sandhya Devanathan at the Facebook office in Singapore
Announcing her new role in the company, Meta chief business officer Marne Levine issued a statement that read,
I am delighted to welcome Sandhya as our new leader for India. Sandhya has a proven track record of scaling businesses, building exceptional and inclusive teams, driving product innovation and building strong partnerships. We are very excited to lead Meta’s continued growth in India.”
Devanathan has also served as a board member of several organizations including Pepper Financial Services Group, National Library Board (Singapore), Singapore Management University, Ministry of Information and Communications (Singapore), and Women’s Forum for Economy and Society.
Awards & Honors
- CEEMEA Best Performance Award for Citibank India Portal Project by Citibank (2002)
- Awarded Best Customer Retention Team Award by Citi Global Cards in the Philippines (2006)
- Received Asia Pacific Award for The Promising Young Banker by The Asian Banker (2014)
- Listed in Singapore’s Women in Tech 100 list (2021)
Facts/Trivia
- Until 2022, he resides in Singapore.
- Sandhya is fluent in four languages- Hindi, English, Tamil and Telugu.
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