Google Cloud Ropes in Former Accenture CTO Karthik Narain
Google Cloud has named Karthik Narain to the position of Chief Product and Business Officer, highlighting the organization's increased emphasis on artificial intelligence and corporate digital transformation. Google Cloud CEO Thomas Kurian revealed this decision through a post on LinkedIn.
With more than 25 years of experience in technology consulting, Narain will oversee Google Cloud's product development and engineering divisions spanning cloud services, developer tools, data analytics, and applied AI sectors, as well as its market strategy operations. Additionally, he will collaborate extensively with Google Public Sector to enhance corporate implementation of AI-powered technologies.
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Welcoming Narain, Kurian wrote, “Karthik’s proven track record with clients and his unparalleled depth of experience in developing enterprise technology solutions will accelerate our customers’ journey into the AI era.”
Narain expressed enthusiasm for his new role, calling it a “transformative opportunity.” “After more than 25 years in tech consulting, I am joining Google Cloud as its first Chief Product & Business Officer. This is an incredible opportunity to combine my expertise in engineering, product strategy, and enterprise systems with Google’s foundational technologies and cutting-edge AI innovation,” he wrote.
Google CEO Sundar Pichai also extended a warm welcome, emphasizing Narain’s pivotal role in shaping Google Cloud’s next phase of growth. “Karthik will partner closely with our Cloud customers as they transform their businesses with AI. He will help accelerate the strong growth we are already seeing in Google Cloud,” Pichai said, referencing the recent positive response to Google’s Gemini Enterprise suite.
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Prior to his position at Google, Narain worked as the Chief Technology Officer at Accenture, where he also occupied various senior positions such as Group Executive – Technology within the company.
In the earlier phase of his professional journey, he held the position of Vice President and Vertical Head overseeing High Tech, Software & Platforms, and Automotive divisions at HCLTech from 2005 to 2015. Narain earned his Master's degree in Computer Systems and Business from Bharathidasan University located in Tiruchirappalli.
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Organizations such as WPP are leveraging G4 virtual machines alongside NVIDIA Omniverse to rapidly create photorealistic three-dimensional advertising environments on a worldwide scale, whereas Altair utilizes this platform through Altair One to enhance performance for complex simulation and fluid dynamics tasks.