Technology Magazine August 2026 | Page 22

KUNAL SHAH
RODRIGO KEDE LIMA

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Kunal Shah Head of Whatsapp Meta
Rodrigo Kede Lima President Microsoft Frontier Company

KUNAL SHAH

JOB FROM: CEO, CRED
JOB TO: HEAD OF WHATSAPP, META
CRED founder Kunal Shah has stepped down as CEO to lead WhatsApp globally. The move follows Meta’ s US $ 900m investment in the fintech unicorn. Kunal, who previously exited FreeCharge, scaled CRED to 17 million members and US $ 325m in revenue before taking on this new role.

RODRIGO KEDE LIMA

JOB FROM: PRESIDENT, MICROSOFT ASIA
JOB TO: PRESIDENT, MICROSOFT FRONTIER COMPANY
Rodrigo Kede Lima, a six-year Microsoft veteran with 30 years of industry experience, has been appointed President of Microsoft Frontier Company.
Announced by Judson Althoff, CEO of Microsoft Commercial Business, the new US $ 2.5bn, outcome-driven business unit will embed 6,000 experts at customer sites to co-design and deploy advanced, secure AI solutions for global clients.
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