Abhijit Shah wird neuer Chef von WhatsApp und folgt auf Will Cathcart. Shah, Gründer des indischen Fintech-Unternehmens Cred, soll WhatsApps nächste Wachstumsphase einleiten. Cathcart tritt nach fast sieben Jahren zurück.
WhatsApp'ın başında 7 yıl geçiren Will Cathcart, 22 Haziran 2026'da görevini bırakarak Meta'da yeni bir pozisyona geçecek. Yerine CRED kurucusu Kunal Shah atanacak. Meta, CRED'e 900 milyon dolar yatırım yaptı.
Will Cathcart, head of Meta's WhatsApp for over seven years, is moving to a new product development role. Kunal Shah, founder of Indian fintech startup Cred, will succeed him. Meta is also investing $900 million in Cred.
WhatsApp'ın CEO'su Will Cathcart, yedi yıllık görevinin ardından koltuğunu CRED kurucusu Kunal Shah'a devrediyor. Shah'ın liderliğinde WhatsApp'ın teknolojik yeniliklere ve kullanıcı gizliliğine odaklanması bekleniyor.
Will Cathcart is stepping down as head of WhatsApp after nearly seven years, citing the platform's strong position as the right moment to transition. Kunal Shah, founder of Indian fintech startup Cred, will succeed him, bringing a "builder mentality and global perspective," according to Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg. Shah will remain a shareholder in Cred, which has received $900m in investment from Meta for a 20% stake.
Meta has appointed Kunal Shah to lead WhatsApp, succeeding Will Cathcart. This move coincides with a $900 million investment in Shah's fintech firm CRED, making Meta a minority investor. India, WhatsApp's largest market, is key to Meta's growth in business messaging and digital payments.
Apple and Meta are opposing Canada's Bill C-22, warning the proposed Lawful Access Act could force tech companies to break encryption and build government backdoors into their products. Meta's Will Cathcart called it a surveillance overreach. Public Safety Canada says the concerns are overblown. With France, Sweden, and the EU rejecting similar laws, Canada faces growing pressure to rethink the bill's controversial Part 2.
