Google restructures European operations amid growing pressure

Google is changing the the structure of its European business as it anticipates further regulatory scrutiny across the continent.Facing investigations and complaints driven by politicians and commercial rivals across Germany, France, Russia and other European countries, Google has merged its disparate European businesses into one, continent-wide operation.
http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/feb/26/google-restructures-european-operations-amid-growing-pressureAlso see:Google Puts European Operations Under a Single Executive
Matt Brittin, a former Olympic rower, has become Google’s man in Europe.As part of a reorganization of its European operations, Google has appointed Mr. Brittin, who is English, to be its top executive in Europe, ending a previous arrangement in which the region was managed by two executives, whose responsibilities were split along geographical lines.
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