Patrick pichette biography

Google’s Chief Financial Officer, Patrick Pichette, who has been with the company since June 2008, announced via a SEC filing that he will be retiring from his position at Google.

Patrick Pichette has not specified an exact date, only informing the company of his intentions of retiring. Over the next several months, Patrick told Google he will “assist” in finding a replacement.

The SEC filing said:

On March 4, 2015, Google Inc.’s Chief Financial Officer (CFO), Patrick Pichette, informed the company of his intent to retire. The effective date of his retirement has not yet been determined. Patrick indicated that he intends to assist in the search for a new CFO and ensure an orderly transition, which the company expects will occur within the next six months.

Here is Patrick’s bio on the Google management page:

Patrick Pichette is Google’s chief financial officer. He has nearly 20 years of exp

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Patrick Pichette

Patrick Pichette was Google's chief financial officer from August 2008 until May 2015, when he became an adviser to the Company. During his tenure at Google, Mr. Pichette's responsibilities included Finance, but also various other functions including People Operations, Real Estate, Employee Services, Google.org and many others.

He has nearly 25 years of experience in financial operations and management in the telecommunications sector, including seven years at Bell Canada, which he joined in 2001 as executive vice president of planning and performance management. During his time at Bell Canada, he held various executive positions, including CFO, and President Operations. He was instrumental in the management of the most extensive communications network in Canada and its ongoing migration to a new national IP-based infrastructure.

Prior to joining Bell Canada, Patrick was a partner at McKinsey & Company, where he was a lead member of McKinsey's North amerika

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Patrick Pichette is a seasoned financial and operational expert with over 30 years of experience. He has led world-class companies such as Google, Twitter, McKinsey, Sprint Canada and Bell Canada to break through the complexities of hyper-growth and digital transformations

As CFO of Google from 2008 to 2015, Patrick played a key role in driving the company’s growth strategy and supported the creation of the Alphabet structure. He was part of Google’s executive committee, overseeing the company’s extensive corporate M&A agenda, which included nearly 150 acquisitions, such as Nest and Motorola. Patrick sat on the board of Twitter between 2017 and 2022, served as Chair of the Board in 2020-2021 and co-led the company’s sale to Elon Musk for $44B in October 2022. 

Currently, Patrick sits on the board of Lightspeed POS Inc as Lead Independent Director and serves as an independent investor, advisor, and board member to many startups and innovation networks ar