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Kunal Shah appointed new head of WhatsApp

CRED founder Kunal Shah has been appointed the new head of WhatsApp. He will succeed Will Cathcart, who has led the messaging platform for seven years. Shah will step down as Chief Executive Officer of CRED and join Meta's global leadership team. Under the terms of the agreement, Meta will acqui

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Kunal Shah appointed new head of WhatsApp

CRED founder Kunal Shah has been appointed the new head of WhatsApp. He will succeed Will Cathcart, who has led the messaging platform for seven years. Shah will step down as Chief Executive Officer of CRED and join Meta's global leadership team. Under the terms of the agreement, Meta will acquire a minority stake of roughly 20% in CRED. The investment values the company at Rs 43,239 crore.

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