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Google Expands into Latin America

Google Inc.`s continued international expansion has now reached Latin America. With the launch of two new operations centres in S?o Paulo, Brazil and Mexico City, Mexico, Google will now be able to offer the best advertising services and search experience to its users, partners and advertisers in these two countries, as well as the rest of Latin America.

The launch of operations in Latin America further demonstrates Google`s ongoing commitment to expanding its international business, and developing the search advertising market in new regions around the world. The office in Sao Paulo, Brazil follows the acquisition of Brazil`s Akwan Information Technologies Inc. in July of this year. Akwan has become Google`s R&D centre in Brazil.

Google`s Mexico operation is led by Gonzalo Alonso, formerly Director of Sales at T1MSN. In Brazil, Google`s operation is led by Alexandre Hohagen, who was previously general manager for HBO in Brazil. Alonso and Hohagen bring to Google many years of extensive and diverse experience in Mexico and Brazil, as well as markets throughout Latin America. As general managers for Google in their markets, Alonso and Hohagen will work with Google`s current Latin America clients and continue to develop Google`s client base in the region. Google`s Latin American advertisers already represent a wide variety of companies including Mercado Libre and Dell in Mexico, and Wal-Mart in Brazil.

`The online environment in Latin America is changing rapidly with the infrastructure for high-speed Internet access expanding, and with it e-commerce,` said Sukhinder Singh Cassidy, vice president, Asia Pacific and Latin America operations, Google Inc. `Google`s Latin America teams will partner closely with businesses, advertisers and agencies throughout the region to enable them to capitalize on the significant opportunities this brings.`