Google announced Karim Temsamani had been appointed GM for the NAZ markets, managing the search giant’s domestic business and strategic partnerships.
Mr Temsamani was most recently a group director at Fairfax General Magazines, responsible for growing the profile and advertising revenue of Fairfax's suite of inserted magazines, and commercial director for Newspapers – responsible for agency and group sales, trade marketing and business development.
Prior to this he was publisher and vice-president of Who Weekly at Time Inc South Pacific from 1999 to 2002.
Google South Asia regional director Richard Kimber said Temsamani would focus on continuing to build our sales and operations team and developing Google's strategic relationships with industry partners.
Mr Temsamani said the company was committed to increasing its investment in Australia and New Zealand.
“Google is investing significantly in our team in Australia, as Australian consumers and businesses navigate the growing online world,” Mr Temsamani wrote on the company blog.
“Behind the scenes, there's a large team here that is working to ensure that you get access to the latest Google products, and that we continually improve our existing products,” he wrote.
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