INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
At the end of last November, Google announced that Diane Bryant, who at the time was on a leave of absence from her position as the head
of Intel data center group, would become Google Cloud new COO
This was a major coup for Google, but it wasn&t meant to last
After only seven months on the job, Bryant has left Google Cloud, as Business Insider first reported today.
&We can confirm that Diane
Bryant is no longer with Google
We are grateful for the contributions she made while at Google and we wish her the best in her next pursuit,& a Google spokesperson told us
when we reached out for comment.
The reasons for Bryant departure are currently unclear
It no secret that Intel is looking for a new CEO and Bryant would fit the bill
Intel also famously likes to recruit insiders as its leaders, though I would be surprised if the company board had already decided on a
Bryant spent more than 25 years at Intel and her hire at Google looked like it would be a good match, especially given that Google position
behind Amazon and Microsoft in the cloud wars means that it needs all the executive talent it can get.
When Bryant was hired, Google Cloud
CEO Diane Greene noted that &Diane strategic acumen, technical knowledge and client focus will prove invaluable as we accelerate the scale
and reach of Google Cloud.& According to the most recent analyst reports, Google Cloud market share has ticked up a bit — and its revenue
has increased at the same time — but Google remains a distant third in the competition and it doesn&t look like that changing anytime
