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Meta infrastructure chief to step down after 17 years at the helm; 亚马逊 veteran to succeed

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Meta has confirmed that Santosh 贾纳尔丹 (Santosh Janardhan), its longtime infrastructure head and co-head of engineering, will step down, with Dave Brown (Dave Brown)—who joined Meta earlier this year as VP of infrastructure after 19 years at 亚马逊—set to succeed him. 贾纳尔丹, who joined Meta in 2009, will remain during the transition as an advisor to Meta Compute and is expected to leave next year; the reason for his departure is unclear, though an internal memo reportedly mentioned “passing the baton.” The change comes as Meta sharply increases infrastructure investment to keep pace in the AI race, and after 贾纳尔丹 was tasked with leading the Meta Compute initiative to expand data center investment and set infrastructure strategy.

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Meta Infrastructure Chief to Step Down: Passing the Baton After 17 Years, a 亚马逊 Veteran Takes Over

IT之家 reported on November 12 that a key figure who helped Meta grow into a social media and technology industry giant is about to leave the company.

Meta confirmed to tech media outlet TechCrunch that Santosh 贾纳尔丹 (Santosh Janardhan), who has long overseen the company's infrastructure business and also serves as co-head of engineering, will step down from his current role. He is being succeeded by Dave Brown (Dave Brown), who joined Meta earlier this year as vice president of infrastructure.

Before joining Meta, Brown worked at 亚马逊 for 19 years, mainly responsible for computing infrastructure, cloud computing and AI-related businesses.

贾纳尔丹 will not leave Meta immediately in the short term, but is expected to formally depart next year. A Meta spokesperson said: "Santosh will remain during the transition and move into an advisory role at Meta Compute."

According to IT之家, 贾纳尔丹 joined Meta in 2009 and has long been involved in the company's infrastructure buildout, helping it gradually develop into the tech giant it is today with its vast internet business.

It is not yet clear why 贾纳尔丹 decided to step down. The internal memo did not explain the specific reasons, and Meta did not respond to further media inquiries on the matter. However, according to CNBC, 贾纳尔丹 appeared to mention the need to "pass the baton" in the memo.

In recent years, Meta's investment in infrastructure has grown substantially, with the aim of keeping pace with competitors in the AI race.

Earlier this year, 贾纳尔丹 was also given an important task: leading the Meta Compute project. The project aims to expand the company's data center investment scale and formulate related infrastructure strategy.

This executive change comes as Meta continues to ramp up AI infrastructure spending. As the company's long-time core figure in charge of infrastructure construction, 贾纳尔丹's departure also means that this key business unit at Meta is about to welcome a new manager.

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