New Delhi: alphabet inc‘S Google India is set to appoint a manufacturing and policy veteran as its top government affairs executive to tackle legal challenges and expand hardware assembly in the country.
Srinivasa ReddyA senior engineering executive currently at Microsoft Corp is likely to join Google by the end of this year, people familiar with the matter said, speaking on condition of anonymity because the matter is private. He previously held senior positions in Apple Inc’s India regulatory team and led government relations at the local unit of Swedish telecom-gear maker Ericsson AB, helping boost domestic manufacturing at both companies.
Reddy’s experience will come in handy for Google, which is looking for partners in India to assemble its Pixel range of smartphones as it looks to diversify beyond China. Pixel production in India could lead to local manufacturing of other Google hardware products like speakers.
The executive will also help Google deal with regulatory challenges. The Mountain View, California-based company is fighting antitrust charges in India, with authorities accusing it of abusing its dominant position in mobile operating systems.
Reddy and representatives for Google in India did not respond to requests for comment. Google’s previous India policy chief Archana Gulati left the company last year.
Google is one of the global technology companies viewing India as a key growth market. The company is adding more local languages to its services and looking for ways to make its Android smartphones cheaper, eager to attract more users in the world’s most populous country.
Alphabet’s CEO said the company plans to open a global fintech hub in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s home state Gujarat International Finance Tech-City – commonly known as GIFT City. Sundar Pichai It was said during the Indian Prime Minister’s visit to the US last month.
Srinivasa ReddyA senior engineering executive currently at Microsoft Corp is likely to join Google by the end of this year, people familiar with the matter said, speaking on condition of anonymity because the matter is private. He previously held senior positions in Apple Inc’s India regulatory team and led government relations at the local unit of Swedish telecom-gear maker Ericsson AB, helping boost domestic manufacturing at both companies.
Reddy’s experience will come in handy for Google, which is looking for partners in India to assemble its Pixel range of smartphones as it looks to diversify beyond China. Pixel production in India could lead to local manufacturing of other Google hardware products like speakers.
The executive will also help Google deal with regulatory challenges. The Mountain View, California-based company is fighting antitrust charges in India, with authorities accusing it of abusing its dominant position in mobile operating systems.
Reddy and representatives for Google in India did not respond to requests for comment. Google’s previous India policy chief Archana Gulati left the company last year.
Google is one of the global technology companies viewing India as a key growth market. The company is adding more local languages to its services and looking for ways to make its Android smartphones cheaper, eager to attract more users in the world’s most populous country.
Alphabet’s CEO said the company plans to open a global fintech hub in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s home state Gujarat International Finance Tech-City – commonly known as GIFT City. Sundar Pichai It was said during the Indian Prime Minister’s visit to the US last month.