Google Puts European Operations Under a Single Executive

Matt Brittin, a former Olympic rower, has become Google’s man in Europe. As part of a reorganization of its European operations, Google has appointed Brittin, who is English, to be its top executive in Europe, ending a previous arrangement in which the region was managed by two executives, whose responsibilities were split along geographical lines. The move to reorganize Europe’s operations under a single executive should help Google react more nimbly to regulatory issues that have become the company’s top threat in the region.