Vanessa Hartley appointed as new head of Google Ireland

The appointment comes after Adaire Fox-Martin’s move to become CEO and president of the €66bn Nasdaq-listed data centre firm Equinix

Google has appointed Vanessa Hartley as the new head of Google Ireland.

Ms Hartley succeeds Adaire Fox-Martin, who recently left to become CEO and president of the €66bn Nasdaq-listed data centre company Equinix.

Ms Hartley, a Google Ireland executive for 10 years, has been vice-president and leader of the EMEA sales teams since 2022 and has generally worked in EMEA-focused positions in the tech giant’s global business organisation and strategy teams.

Google employs more than 5,000 staff at its Dublin offices and data centres.

The news comes after a memo from Google’s global chief financial officer, Ruth Porat, said Dublin is to be designated as an expanded “hub” for Google as part of a restructuring of its global finance team. The memo said as the social-media platform reorganises its operations in response to AI, Ireland will be one of a small number of “growth hubs”, along with India and Mexico, to which jobs will be relocated.

Prior to Google, Ms Hartley was commercial director of GloHealth and group marketing director for Aviva Ireland.

Google has appointed Vanessa Hartley as the new head of Google Ireland.

Ms Hartley succeeds Adaire Fox-Martin, who recently left to become CEO and president of the €66bn Nasdaq-listed data centre company Equinix.

Ms Hartley, a Google Ireland executive for 10 years, has been vice-president and leader of the EMEA sales teams since 2022 and has generally worked in EMEA-focused positions in the tech giant’s global business organisation and strategy teams.

Google employs more than 5,000 staff at its Dublin offices and data centres.

The news comes after a memo from Google’s global chief financial officer, Ruth Porat, said Dublin is to be designated as an expanded “hub” for Google as part of a restructuring of its global finance team. The memo said as the social-media platform reorganises its operations in response to AI, Ireland will be one of a small number of “growth hubs”, along with India and Mexico, to which jobs will be relocated.

Prior to Google, Ms Hartley was commercial director of GloHealth and group marketing director for Aviva Ireland.

Reporting on:independent.ie