Head of Google China to Leave as Speculation Abounds About his Next Project
Google announced Thursday night that Kai-Fu Lee, president of its Chinese operations, will leave the company later this month to launch an undisclosed project. Kai-Fu, who joined the Internet search giant in 2005 after several years at Microsoft, played a key role in overseeing Google's growth in China. Interestingly, just last week, the U.K.'s Telegraph ran this story that quoted Kai-Fu about his thoughts on mobile computing. "Yes, we can confirm he is leaving us," a Google spokesperson told Reuters, but declined to give more details. I know what Beijing-based Kai-Fu is up to and why it's of prime interest to the venture capital community. But I'll honor the embargo until Sunday when Kai-Fu has promised to reveal all.
4 September 2009•2 mins read
