WhatsApp appoints Ezetap co-founder Abhijit Bose as India head

Abhijit Bose, the co-founder and chief executive of mobile payments firm Ezetap, is the first-ever country head for WhatsApp, it said in a statement.

Facebook Inc-owned WhatsApp said on Wednesday that it has appointed Abhijit Bose as head of its operations in India, its biggest market by users.

Abhijit Bose, the co-founder and chief executive of mobile payments firm Ezetap, is the first-ever country head for the messaging platform, WhatsApp said in a statement.(Ezetap Photo)

Bose, the co-founder and chief executive of mobile payments firm Ezetap, is the first-ever country head for the messaging platform, WhatsApp said in a statement.

Bose will begin his new role at WhatsApp in early 2019, it added.