Company Strengthens Focus on Europe, Hires Arora To Lead Growing European Business
LONDON - November 22, 2004 - Google Inc., developer
of the award-winning Google search engine, today announced that the
company named Nikesh Arora as its new vice president of European
Operations. Arora brings 16 years of diverse management experience
to Google's expanding European operations and his appointment represents
Google's continued commitment to growth in Europe. Arora will join
Google in December, 2004, based in London.
In this newly created role, Arora will manage and develop Google's
operations in the European market. Arora will also be responsible for
continuing to create and expand strategic partnerships in Europe for
the benefit of Google's growing number of users and advertisers.
"The leadership and experience that Nikesh Arora brings to Google will be an
invaluable asset to Google's growing European business", said Omid Kordestani,
senior vice president of Google's Global Sales and Business Development. "Nikesh's
proven track record of leading high performance teams and driving businesses
make him the ideal candidate to take Google's European operations to the next
phase of growth."
Arora joins Google from T-Mobile, where he was Chief Marketing Officer
and a Member of the Management Board. At T-Mobile, Arora was responsible
for all product development, terminals, brand and marketing activities
of T-Mobile Europe. Arora started working with Deutsche Telekom in
1999, during which time he founded T-Motion PLC, a mobile multimedia
subsidiary of T-Mobile International.
Prior to his career at Deutsche Telecom, Arora held management positions
at Putnam Investments and Fidelity Investments in Boston.
About Google Inc.
Google's innovative search technologies connect millions of people
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, which is the largest and fastest growing in
the industry, 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
North America, Europe, and Asia. For more information, visit www.google.com.
