Google executive overseeing Search and Ads leaving role

Prabhakar Raghavan, Google executive overseeing the company’s search engine and ads products, is leaving the role, CEO of Google and Alphabet (GOOG) (GOOGL) Sundar Pichai said in a blog post. “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. Nick Fox, a longtime Googler and member of Prabhakar’s leadership team, will be stepping up to lead K&I, which includes our Search, Ads, Geo, and Commerce products.”