Google CFO George Reyes Stepping Down

Reyes characterized his five and a half years at Google as "an extraordinary ride."

Thomas Claburn, Editor at Large, Enterprise Mobility

August 28, 2007

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Google CFO George Reyes plans to leave the company at the end of the year.

Google announced Tuesday that Reyes would step down after assisting in a search for a replacement.

"I've known and admired George since our days together at Sun," Google chairman and CEO Eric Schmidt said in a statement. "As Google's CFO, George successfully navigated our innovative IPO, the regulatory demands of Sarbanes-Oxley, and the management challenges of scaling a global finance organization. Though we fully appreciate his decision to step back from active management, we'll miss his thoughtfulness, good humor, and wisdom."

Reyes characterized his five and a half years at Google as "an extraordinary ride." In a statement, he said, "I'm honored and flattered to have been a part of this great management team. I know I'm leaving the company in good hands with a remarkable team of professionals that will continue to build on Google's tremendous achievements."

Google co-founder Larry Page, in a statement, lauded Reyes for keeping Google financially disciplined while protecting the company's entrepreneurial culture.

Reyes joined Google as CFO in 2002. Previously, he served as interim CFO of optical networking company ONI Systems, which was acquired by Ciena. Before that, Reyes worked at Sun Microsystems for 13 years.

Reyes serves on the boards of directors at Symantec and BEA Systems.

Reyes' departure comes following a lackluster quarter for Google. Despite strong advertising revenue, Google's second-quarter results were widely seen as disappointing, and the company's stock has remained basically flat since then.

About the Author

Thomas Claburn

Editor at Large, Enterprise Mobility

Thomas Claburn has been writing about business and technology since 1996, for publications such as New Architect, PC Computing, InformationWeek, Salon, Wired, and Ziff Davis Smart Business. Before that, he worked in film and television, having earned a not particularly useful master's degree in film production. He wrote the original treatment for 3DO's Killing Time, a short story that appeared in On Spec, and the screenplay for an independent film called The Hanged Man, which he would later direct. He's the author of a science fiction novel, Reflecting Fires, and a sadly neglected blog, Lot 49. His iPhone game, Blocfall, is available through the iTunes App Store. His wife is a talented jazz singer; he does not sing, which is for the best.

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