Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) today announced that Patrick Pichette will be
named Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Most recently,
Mr. Pichette served as President of Operations at Bell Canada, a leading
global communications company.
Mr. Pichette brings nearly 20 years of experience in financial
operations and management in the telecommunications sector, including 7
years at Bell Canada, which he joined in 2001 as Executive Vice
President of Planning and Performance Management. During his time at
Bell Canada, he held various executive positions, including CFO from
2002 until the end of 2003, and was instrumental in the management of
the most extensive communications network in Canada and its ongoing
migration to a new national IP-based infrastructure. Prior to joining
Bell Canada, Mr. Pichette was a partner at McKinsey & Company, where he
was a lead member of McKinsey's North American Telecom Practice. He also
served as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Call-Net
Enterprises, a Canadian telecommunications company, from 1994 to 1996.
Mr. Pichette earned a BA in Business Administration from Université
du Québec à Montréal
and an MA in Philosophy Politics and Economics from Oxford University,
where he attended as a Rhodes Scholar. He is also chairman of the board
of Engineers Without Borders (Canada).
Reporting to Google Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Eric Schmidt,
Mr. Pichette will start on August 1, and he will assume responsibility
for the company's financial operations and become CFO on August 12.
"Patrick brings the expertise and track record of a successful CFO,
along with the hands-on business experience of a seasoned operations
executive," said Dr. Schmidt. "This strong combination of skills and
experience will be an important addition to Google's executive
management team and will support our ongoing efforts to increase value
for our users, advertisers and partners." Schmidt added, "On behalf of
all my colleagues at Google, we welcome Patrick and, once again, thank
George Reyes for all that he's done for Google."
"Google is a great company with a phenomenal brand and an outstanding
management team," said Pichette. "As an avid user of Google products,
I've admired the company for many years and am excited about working
with my new colleagues in Mountain View and around the world."
About Google Inc.
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around the world with information every day. Founded in 1998 by Stanford
Ph.D. students Larry Page and Sergey Brin, Google today is a top Web
property in all major global markets. Google's targeted advertising
program provides businesses of all sizes with measurable results, while
enhancing the overall Web experience for users. Google is headquartered
in Silicon Valley with offices throughout the Americas, Europe and Asia.
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