Google still on the hunt

Internet giant Google is still looking for a local country manager following the resignation of Stafford Masie, almost two months ago.

Google's job placement advert is still on its site, which could mean the company has not yet received any viable applications. However, it says it is hard at work looking for a replacement for the colourful Masie. According to a Google spokesman, the local projects started by Masie are ongoing. “In the interim, Mohammad Gawdat, our MD for emerging markets, is managing our South African team.”

Last year, the local arm got caught up in a Competition Commission complaint levelled against it by online marketing firm Entelligence, which accused Google SA of attempting to take control of its customers.

Entelligence is convinced Google has been behaving anti-competitively through its attempt to take direct control of one of its clients. It goes on to say that when this did not succeed, it threatened to close all of Entelligence's accounts with the search engine giant.

The search engine business has grown its local presence substantially since it opened just over a year ago. One of its biggest deals is its partnership with Faritec, which allows the technology company to sell and implement Google's enterprise solutions.

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Amit

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