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Meta’s Cox Sought Shah’s WhatsApp Advice — Then Made Him Leader

Meta’s Cox Sought Shah’s WhatsApp Advice — Then Made Him Leader
Bloomberg Technology Tuesday 23 June 2026, 21:40 UTC By Kurt Wagner, Sankalp Phartiyal 1 min read
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Big Tech Meta’s Cox Sought Shah’s WhatsApp Advice — Then Made Him Leader Meta Platforms Inc.’s decision to hand leadership of WhatsApp to Kunal Shah, one of India’s most prominent angel investors and the founder of fintech star Cred, started with a cold email. Meta Chief Product Officer Chris Cox reached out to Shah directly in the spring, seeking advice on picking the future leader of WhatsApp. Cox had been calling entrepreneurs and investors in places like India, Brazil and Mexico,...

Big Tech Meta’s Cox Sought Shah’s WhatsApp Advice — Then Made Him Leader Meta Platforms Inc.’s decision to hand leadership of WhatsApp to Kunal Shah, one of India’s most prominent angel investors and the founder of fintech star Cred, started with a cold email. Meta Chief Product Officer Chris Cox reached out to Shah directly in the spring, seeking advice on picking the future leader of WhatsApp. Cox had been calling entrepreneurs and investors in places like India, Brazil and Mexico, countries where WhatsApp is a dominant part of business and culture, and Shah’s ideas about the future of the app left an immediate impression.
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