Yesterday, Stephen Newton, the Country Manager of Google South Africa, announced that Google will be starting to collect imagery in some of South Africa’s major cities for Google Street View.
Google South Africa today announced the appointment of a new country manager to run its local operation in Johannesburg. Stephen Newton, former Google Head of Analytics & Commerce for Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA), has been named as Google SA country manager.
Well, this is a surprise. I just stumbled onto an article while browsing IOL last night – Google SA head quits
The article states that Google, on Monday, confirmed Stafford’s resignation as the head of Google’s South African operations and that the search for a replacement is on. The main reasons for his departure is to spend time with his family.
