GoKawiilMeta's infrastructure chief Santosh Janardhan to depart, ex-AWS exec David Brown takes over
Meta Platforms infrastructure head and co-head of engineering Santosh Janardhan announced in an internal memo that he will leave the company, with former AWS senior vice president David Brown succeeding him. Brown, who joined Meta in July, will lead infrastructure efforts and serve as chief technical officer of the Meta Compute initiative, while Janardhan said he will assist with the transition through the first quarter of 2027.
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The leadership change comes as Meta faces heightened investor scrutiny over capital spending, with full-year capex projected between $135 billion and $145 billion and negative free cash flow of $2.12 billion, which contributed to S&P Global Ratings revising Meta's outlook to negative. Installing a former AWS cloud executive at the helm of infrastructure suggests CEO Mark Zuckerberg wants deeper hyperscale cloud expertise as Meta races to build AI-focused data centers alongside rivals.
- Santosh Janardhan, Meta's infrastructure head since 2009, is departing and will transition out through Q1 2027.
- David Brown, a former AWS senior vice president who joined Meta in July, will take over infrastructure leadership and the Meta Compute CTO role.
- The change occurs amid rising investor concern over Meta's capex plans and a recent negative credit outlook revision from S&P Global Ratings.
Source: cnbc.com — Jonathan Vanian, 2026-11-11
Published there as: “Meta head of infrastructure will leave and be succeeded by former AWS cloud exec”
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