Google North America finds itself down a head of sales and finance this morning. Michael Adair has moved away from the search giant and is joining Glam Media as vice president of corporate development and finance.
The development is noteworthy because, as we all know, Google's something of a big deal. On the less significant side of things, Glam put out a strangely incomplete and error-ridden press release to celebrate the occasion ("Adair holds an MBA from and a B.S. from the .").
But a few details are apparent. Adair's LinkedIn profile fills those blanks with Harvard and the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, for example.
As for why he'd leave a successful company with a $155 billion market cap, Adair hinted at an interest in growth, stating, "I am excited to join Glam Media's executive team as we leverage Glam's vertical network model that it is ripe for expansion. Glam's focus on creating the right network model for display advertising makes them one of the most existing companies in media today." (Substitute "exciting" for "existing" to get at the intended meaning.)
Anyway, a hat tip goes to Dean Takahashi, and with red pens in hand, we'll keep an eye out for further Google departures and Glam developments.
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