By Rolfe Winkler
Vic Gundotra, the executive in charge of Google+, announced his
departure from Google Inc., the latest sign of upheaval at the
company's troubled social network.
Mr. Gundotra in a blog post Thursday said he was leaving Google
after eight years at the company, stating "now is the time for a
new journey." He will be replaced by a Vice President of
Engineering at Google, David Besbris, the company said, confirming
an earlier report in Re/Code.
The departure comes not long after a reorganization of the unit
that saw the departure of multiple product managers, according to
multiple people familiar with the move.
Google+, which was launched in 2011, has never seriously
challenged the lead established by other social networks like
Facebook Inc.
In a blog post, CEO Larry Page thanked Mr. Gundotra for "a
tremendous almost eight years at Google."
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