Richard Kimber has been announced as Google's MD (sales and operations) of Southeast Asia.Acccording to an official release issued today, Kimber will manage Google's business operations and strategic partnerships across India, Singapore, Malaysia, Vietnam, Thailand, Philippines, Indonesia, Australia and New Zealand. He will be based in Sydney, Australia."Richard brings exceptional leadership and management experience to drive Google's growth in the South East Asian market," Sukhinder Singh Cassidy, VP (Asia Pacific & Latin America operations) of Google, said."We are committed to continuing our international investment, and proven leaders, like Richard, enable us to execute effectively in this developing region," Cassidy said.Kimber joins Google from the HSBC Group, having most recently served 2 years as chief executive of FirstDirect Bank in the UK, where he increased the company's profitability and drove customer acquisitions, the release said.
