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Meta Names Former AWS Executive to Lead Infrastructure Efforts

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Meta's head of infrastructure, Santosh Janardhan, will leave the company in early 2027, according to an internal memo obtained by CNBC and reported by Indiatimes.com. Dave Brown, who previously worked at Amazon Web Services, will succeed Janardhan in this role. Janardhan will remain through the first quarter to support the transition.

From indiatimes.com, cnbc.com

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The executive change supports Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg's push to expand data center operations and advance AI ambitions. This move occurs amid increased investor scrutiny regarding capital expenditure spending by Meta and its hyperscaler rivals. Meta expects full-year capital expenditure to fall between $135 billion and $145 billion.

From cnbc.com

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  • MetaThe American technology company appointing a new infrastructure leader.
  • Amazon Web ServicesThe company where Dave Brown previously worked before joining Meta.

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  1. Ex-AWS executive Dave Brown joins Meta to lead infrastructure.1 source
  2. David Brown joins Meta from AWS, while Zuckerberg expands data center operations.1 source

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