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  "id": 4100750,
  "title": "Sandhya Devanathan exits Meta after a decade; to join OpenAI as VP South East Asia, Australia",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/29/sandhya-devanathan-exits-meta-after-a-decade-to-join-openai-as-vp",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-08-29T03:58:06.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu - Sci-Tech",
    "slug": "the-hindu-sci-tech",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/technology/sandhya-devanathan-exits-meta-after-a-decade-to-join-openai-as-vp-south-east-asia-australia/article71403430.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Meta's Vice President and Head for India and Southeast Asia, Sandhya Devanathan, is departing the company after over a decade. She is set to join OpenAI as Vice President for the region, reporting to Kiran Mani, OpenAI's Managing Director for Asia Pacific. Devanathan's new role will encompass consumer growth, enterprise adoption, partnerships, regulatory engagement, and operations in Southeast Asia and Australia. She expressed excitement about her new chapter, stating she is \"incredibly proud\" of her time at Meta and the work her teams accomplished. OpenAI has been expanding its presence across Asia Pacific, with offices in Singapore, Tokyo, Seoul, Sydney, and Delhi, and has appointed Kiran Mani as Managing Director for APAC in June.",
  "summary": "Sandhya Devanathan, is leaving the social media giant and is all set to join OpenAI as Vice President for South East Asia and Australia",
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      {
        "outlet": "The Economic Times",
        "title": "After 10 yrs at Meta, Devanathan moves to OpenAI",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/after-10-yrs-at-meta-devanathan-moves-to-openai",
        "published": "2026-08-28T08:34:18.000Z"
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        "outlet": "YourStory",
        "title": "Meta’s India, Southeast Asia VP Sandhya Devanathan moves to OpenAI",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/metas-india-southeast-asia-vp-sandhya-devanathan-moves-to-openai",
        "published": "2026-08-28T16:39:13.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Hindu",
        "title": "Sandhya Devanathan exits Meta after a decade; to join OpenAI as VP South East Asia, Australia",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/29/sandhya-devanathan-exits-meta-after-a-decade-to-join-openai-as-vp-4103826",
        "published": "2026-08-29T03:58:06.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}