Google Shuffles Commerce Exec Deck (Again)

The wheel of executives has spun again for Google Express.

It was announced late last week that the tech company has named a new manager of its same-day delivery service: Brian Elliott, who previously was the lead of Google’s Shopping unit and the inventor of Google’s “buy button” on mobile (which entered testing last month), according to Re/code.

As the outlet points out, the appointment of Elliott to his new position is the third recent executive change related to the Google Express service — a sign that Google is dissatisfied with the ground (or lack thereof) it is making in the realm of eCommerce, particularly relative to competitors like the stalwart Amazon.

Despite having last year allocated $500 million in funds for Google Express, the report goes on to say that the creator and lead executive of the program, Tom Fallows, left Google for Uber in November. Six months later, Fallows’ boss, Sameer Samat, left the company for Jawbone.

Google’s May acquisition of social ad platform Wildfire brought Victoria Ransom in as Fallows’ replacement; and in July, Elliott was moved from Shopping to the top position at Express, where he oversees business development and reports to Oliver Heckmann, an engineering VP. Ransom, for her part, reports to Elliott.

According to Re/code, putting Elliott as the single general manager overseeing a unit is in line with Google SVP Sundar Pichai’s efforts to lead the company away from its previous structure that paired up heads of engineering and business.

Should the restructuring pay dividends for Google’s fledgling delivery service, it is possible that this might be the last executive shuffle for a bit at the company. If not, the wheel may spin again, sooner rather than later.

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