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Aman Jain to head Meta’s public policy operations in India
HARYANA: Aman Jain is set to join Meta as senior director and country head for public policy, taking charge of one of the most closely watched policy portfolios in India’s tech sector. Jain said he is “excited” to be part of Meta’s mission to connect people and support a thriving creator and small-business ecosystem—a purpose he says resonates strongly with him.
Jain brings a heavyweight résumé spanning Amazon, Google and government advisory roles. At Amazon, he led public policy in India, navigating regulatory headwinds and external partnerships. His seven-year stint at Google saw him rise through government affairs roles across APAC and India, eventually heading the public-policy function and steering the company through complex policy shifts.
Before his big-tech innings, Jain held senior roles at Peter & David Enterprises, advised the minister of youth affairs and sports, and worked on governance, citizen-engagement and legislative research projects in Washington, DC—including with the US Department of Justice, AmericaSpeaks and the Congressional Management Foundation. Earlier in his career, he served as global chief executive of AIESEC International, leading operations across 100-plus countries and delivering double-digit organisational growth.
Jain describes himself as a seasoned corporate leader with expertise in crisis management, stakeholder engagement and navigating high-stakes policy environments. Meta is betting that this deep mix of global exposure and local savvy will help the company sharpen its policy posture at a time when India’s digital economy is shifting rapidly.
Brands
Faber-Castell India appoints Sunaina Haldar as director – marketing
With stints at Tata, SleepyCat and ADF Foods under her belt, Haldar is primed to redraw Faber-Castell’s brand story
MUMBAI: Faber-Castell India has poached Sunaina Haldar from ADF Foods, appointing her director – marketing as the German stationery brand looks to muscle up in a category that is rapidly reinventing itself around creativity and self-expression.
Haldar hit the ground running. “My first couple of weeks have been incredibly energising, understanding consumers, visiting markets, engaging with retailers and immersing myself into the world of Faber-Castell Group,” she said.
She arrives with considerable firepower. At ADF Foods, Haldar ran marketing across India and international markets for a portfolio spanning Ashoka, Aeroplane, Camel and ADF Soul. Before that, she was vice-president – marketing at direct-to-consumer mattress brand SleepyCat, where she helmed brand, content and performance marketing. Her résumé also includes a stint leading marketing, new product development and CRM for Tata SmartFoodz at Tata Consumer Products, no small proving ground.
Between corporate roles, Haldar also operated as a fractional CMO for early-stage startups, building marketing strategy and operational structures from scratch, a signal that she knows how to move fast with limited resources.
With 18 years straddling FMCG, D2C and the startup world, Haldar now takes the reins at a brand that has long owned the classroom but is clearly hungry for the living room. In a stationery market where the pencil has become a lifestyle statement, Faber-Castell has picked someone who knows exactly how to sell that story.
