Meta infrastructure chief Santosh Janardhan to step down

Janardhan joined Meta in 2009 and became a key figure in the company’s growth. He is expected to leave next year, though the company did not give a reason for his departure. Bloomberg first reported the move, citing an internal memo that reportedly said Janardhan needed to “pass the baton.”

Brown joined Meta as vice president of infrastructure earlier this year. Before that, he spent 19 years at Amazon working on compute, cloud and AI, according to his LinkedIn profile.

Meta’s infrastructure spending has surged in recent years as it competes in the AI race. Earlier this year, Janardhan was tasked with leading Meta Compute, the company’s initiative to scale its data center investments and strategy.