 "Sundar Pichai welcomes Accenture veteran Karthik Narain as Google Cloud’s chief product and business officer")
Google Cloud has strengthened its executive team by bringing on board of Karthik Narain as its new Chief Product and Business Officer. Narain, who previously served as the Chief Technology Officer (CTO) at the consulting giant Accenture, will be driving the company’s growth and strategic direction in the highly competitive artificial intelligence (AI) and corporate cloud market.
The appointment was welcomed by Google CEO Sundar Pichai, who said Narain will be a “key leader” working directly with Google Cloud’s customers as they use AI to transform their businesses. Pichai is optimistic that Narain’s leadership will “accelerate the strong growth” the company is already experiencing.
“I’m excited that Karthik Narain is joining Google Cloud as its Chief Product and Business Officer, a key leader on Thomas Kurian’s exceptional team. Karthik will partner closely with our Cloud customers as they transform their businesses with AI. In his new role, Karthik will help accelerate the strong growth we are already seeing in Google Cloud. Just over a week ago, we announced Gemini Enterprise, which has had a really positive response. Much more to come; welcome Karthik!” Pichai wrote on Linkedin.
Narain’s new responsibilities are broad, covering product and engineering teams across key areas like cloud, data, developer tools, and Applied AI. He will also be in charge of the company’s “go-to-market” strategy—the way Google sells its products—and will work with the Google Public Sector division.
Narain brings over 25 years of experience in the technology consulting industry to his new role. Before his tenure as CTO at Accenture, he also held high-level positions at other global tech companies like HCLTech.
Expressing his excitement about the opportunity, Narain stated that he is ready to combine his deep knowledge of enterprise systems and business processes with Google’s world-class core technologies and cutting-edge AI innovations. He views the role as an “incredible opportunity” to unlock significant value for Google Cloud’s wide network of customers and partners.
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