(Reuters) -Indian digital payments firm PhonePe on Tuesday named former Meta India public policy head Shivnath Thukral as its as vice president for public policy and government affairs.
The Walmart-owned payments platform is preparing to go public.
Thukral’s seven-year stint at Meta ended in June.
“Shivnath will be responsible for leading PhonePe’s external engagement and discussions with policy makers and regulators,” the company said in a statement, adding that he would work closely with founders Sameer Nigam and Rahul Chari.
(Reporting by Nandan Mandayam in Bengaluru; Editing by Mrigank Dhaniwala)
