New Delhi, Oct. 23 -- Google Cloud has appointed Karthik Narain, former Chief Technology Officer at Accenture, as its new Chief Product and Business Officer. Google CEO Sundar Pichai welcomed him to the leadership team and highlighted his role in advancing artificial intelligence and enterprise technology.

Sundar Pichai, in a LinkedIn post, said, "Karthik will partner closely with our Cloud customers as they transform their businesses with AI. In his new role, Karthik will help accelerate the strong growth we are already seeing in Google Cloud."

"Just over a week ago, we announced Gemini Enterprise, which has had a really positive response. Much more to come, welcome Karthik!" he wrote.

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