Google is replacing the exec in charge of Search and ads
by Emma Roth from The Verge - All Posts on (#6RHW7)
Illustration: The Verge Google is making a big change to company leadership. In a memo to staff posted on Thursday, Google CEO Sundar Pichai announced that Prabhakar Raghavan, the senior vice president in charge of search, ads, and other important segments, will now take on the role of chief technologist.
Prabhakar has decided it's time to make a big leap in his own career," Pichai writes. After 12 years leading teams across Google, he'll return to his computer science roots and take on the role of Chief Technologist, Google. In this role, he'll partner closely with me and Google leads to provide technical direction and leadership and grow our culture of tech excellence."
Raghavan has been in charge of ads and commerce since 2018 and was promoted to the head...