Google have appointed Dennis Woodside in the role of Managing Director for the search engine's operations in the United Kingdom, Ireland and Benelux. Woodside replaces Kate Burns who was Google's first employee outside the States and previously held a role at search engine AltaVista.
Dennis Woodside has been with Google for three years and previously held the role of Director of Emerging Markets. As the Director of Emerging Markets Woodside has been responsible for Google's push into Eastern Europe, Russia and the Middle East. Google faces stiff competition from the likes of Yandex and Rambler in Russia.
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