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  "id": 4103826,
  "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",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-08-29T03:58:06.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "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"
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  "summary": "Sandhya Devanathan, Meta's Vice President and Head for India and South East Asia, is leaving the social media giant after more than a decade to take on a new role at OpenAI. In her new position as Vice President for South East Asia and Australia, Devanathan will be OpenAI's most senior leader in the region, responsible for consumer growth, enterprise adoption, partnerships, regulatory engagement, and operations. Based in Singapore, she will report to Kiran Mani, OpenAI's Managing Director for Asia Pacific. Devanathan, who has over 25 years of experience in technology and financial services, joined Meta in 2016 and has held several leadership roles across the region, including leading Meta's Asia Pacific gaming business. Her departure from Meta is described as \"bittersweet\" as she reflects on the significant impact Meta has had on businesses, startups, and creators in the region during her tenure.",
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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 - Sci-Tech",
        "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",
        "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."
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