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Google Continues International Expansion, Opens Offices in Latin America
„The online environment in Latin America is changing rapidly with the
infrastructure for high-speed Internet access expanding, and with it
e-commerce,” said Sukhinder Singh Cassidy, vice president, Asia
Pacific and Latin America operations, Google Inc. „Google’s Latin
America teams will partner closely with businesses, advertisers and
agencies throughout the region to enable them to capitalize on the
significant opportunities this brings.”
Google Continues International Expansion, Opens Offices in Latin
America
Company Launches Operations in São Paulo, Mexico City
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. – November 17, 2005 – Google Inc. (NASDAQ:
GOOG) today announced its continuing international expansion with the
launch of two Latin American operations centres in São Paulo, Brazil
and Mexico City, Mexico. These new offices will enable Google to
provide the best advertising services and search experience to its
users, advertisers and partners in Brazil, Mexico and throughout Latin
America.
„The online environment in Latin America is changing rapidly with the
infrastructure for high-speed Internet access expanding, and with it
e-commerce,” said Sukhinder Singh Cassidy, vice president, Asia
Pacific and Latin America operations, Google Inc. „Google’s Latin
America teams will partner closely with businesses, advertisers and
agencies throughout the region to enable them to capitalize on the
significant opportunities this brings.”
Google’s Mexico operation is led by Gonzalo Alonso, formerly Director
of Sales at T1MSN. In Brazil, Google’s operation is led by Alexandre
Hohagen, who was previously general manager for HBO in Brazil. Alonso
and Hohagen bring to Google many years of extensive and diverse
experience in Mexico and Brazil, as well as markets throughout Latin
America.
As general managers for Google in their markets, Alonso and Hohagen
will work with Google’s current Latin America clients and continue to
develop Google’s client base in the region. Google’s Latin American
advertisers already represent a wide variety of companies including
Mercado Libre and Dell in Mexico, and Wal-Mart in Brazil.
The launch of operations in Latin America further demonstrates
Google’s ongoing commitment to expanding its international business,
and developing the search advertising market in new regions around the
world. The office in Sao Paulo, Brazil follows the acquisition of
Brazil’s Akwan Information Technologies Inc. in July of this year.
Akwan has become Google’s R&D centre in Brazil.
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 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. For more information, visit
www.google.com.mx and www.google.com.br.