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By Jackson Sawatan
SINGAPORE, July 5 (Bernama) -- Google Inc has appointed Richard Kimber as managing director, sales and operations, for Southeast Asia.
Google said in a statement that Kimber, based in Sydney, will manage Google's business operations and strategic partnerships across India, Singapore, Malaysia, Vietnam, Thailand, the Philippines, Indonesia, Australia and New Zealand.
"Richard brings exceptional leadership and management experience to drive Google's growth in the Southeast Asian market," said Sukhinder Singh Cassidy, Google's vice president, Asia Pacific and Latin America operations.
Kimber joins Google from the HSBC Group, having most recently served two years as chief executive of FirstDirect Bank in the United Kingdom, where he increased the company's profitability and drove customer acquisitions.
From 2001 to 2004, Kimber served as global head of e-marketing for HSBC and president of HSBC's Internet payment subsidiary.
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