Google has named Marc Woo as the new country head of Google Malaysia, while Sajith Sivanandan has been appointed as head of payments, access, and Next Billion Users, Google India.

In his new role, Marc will be responsible for Google’s sales and business development operations in Malaysia as well as partnerships for Google’s products. Prior to this, Marc was head for the ecommerce, travel and financial services business for Google in Malaysia.

Before that, he had built a digital agency in Singapore, did technology consulting in London and designed websites for the World Cyber Games.

On his appointment, Marc stated, “It is a tremendous honor and privilege to take a leadership role in a market that is so important to Google. As a Malaysian and a Googler I look forward to continuing our role as a net contributor to Malaysia and helping Malaysians maximize their potential. The team and I want to continue to help Malaysian businesses, creators and users grow while providing them with products that they love and enjoy using.”

Marc is an alumnus from the London School of Economics, from where he graduated in Actuarial Science.

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