Meta Platforms Infrastructure Head Santosh Janardhan to Depart in Early 2027

04:07 PM EST, 11/11/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Meta Platforms (META) confirmed Wednesday that Head of Infrastructure Santosh Janardhan will depart in early2027, as the social media giant seeks to boost its artificial intelligence spending. Janardhan's organization is behind the hardware, network, software and data centers on which Meta services run across the globe, according to his bio posted on the company website. Janardhan has been with the company since 2009. Meta is the parent of Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram. Bloomberg News reported the move earlier in the day, citing an internal memo. Meta told MT Newswires that Bloomberg's reporting is accurate. Vice President of Infrastructure Dave Brown, who joined Meta from Amazon's (AMZN) Amazon Web Services earlier this year, will succeed Janardhan, Bloomberg reported. Janardhan will remain with the company through the first quarter of 2027 to support the transition, according to the report. In October, the company raised its 2026 capital expenditure outlook to between $135 billion and $145 billion from an earlier $130 billion to $145 billion guidance. Wedbush Securities said last month that it expected Meta's 2027 capital expenditure at $249 billion due to AI product release cadence and high compute intensity required for projects like Muse. Meta launched its Muse AI agent in September to help users complete tasks and pursue goals. Late last month, Meta announced $95 billion in AI infrastructure financing. Shares of the company closed 2% down on Wednesday, taking their year-to-date loss to 4.7%. Price: 634.46, Change: -6.93, Percent Change: -1.08