Devanathan will be based in Singapore and report to OpenAI's Asia-Pacific managing director, Kiran Mani. She will oversee consumer growth, enterprise adoption and partnerships, regulatory engagement, and operations across Southeast Asia and Australia, OpenAI said. The executive is leaving Meta after more than a decade at the company, which has been the subject of growing scrutiny over issues such as online safety and content moderation. Devanathan was involved in the company's decision process in the country, a person familiar with the matter said. Following Devanathan's departure, Meta's India managing director, Arun Srinivas, will report directly to Benjamin Joe, the company's vice president for Asia Pacific, a person familiar with the matter told TechCrunch. Devanathan joined Meta in 2016 and held several leadership roles at the company, including leading its Asia Pacific gaming business, before being appointed vice president for India and Southeast Asia in June last year. Meta...
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