Google Executive Leaves for EMI Group

Google Vice President and CIO Douglas Merrill resigned to join as the President of the UK and NY-based music company EMI Group.

Douglas Merrill joined Google in the late 2003 as the Senior Director of Information Systems. He was responsible for multiple strategic efforts and Google’s 2004 IPO and its related regulatory activities. He was directly in control of the entire internal engineering and support activities worldwide.

Before joining Google. Douglas was the Senior Vice President of Charles Schwab and Co., Inc a multinational financial services company.