Friday, September 5, 2025
spot_img

Google’s head of HR to step down

spot_img
- Advertisement -

Google’s head of Human Resources, Eileen Naughton is stepping down later this year amid rising tensions between the company’s top executives and rank and file employees.

Eileen Naughton has been at the company for 14 years, four of which have been as Vice President of People Operations, has had to deal with intensifying employee anger over the company’s alleged handling of sexual harassment claims, the firing of employees who organized protests against the company, and the elimination of weekly all-hands meetings at which employees confronted executives about sensitive topics (the meetings are now monthly, and the permitted topics are limited).

In a statement, Naughton said that after six years in London and San Francisco, she and her husband had decided to return home to New York “to be closer to our family”. 

Sundar Pichai, Chief Executive, credited her with making “major contributions to the company in numerous areas”, and added: “We’re grateful to Eileen for all she’s done and look forward to her next chapter at Google.” 

She took over the job from Laszlo Bock, who over the previous decade had made Google a by-word for the way Silicon Valley companies both pampered their workers and sought to inspire them with invocations to “change the world”.

The switch coincided with growing tensions inside the company, as workers who had been attracted by Google’s idealistic aspirations balked at initiatives such as a proposal to launch a censored search engine in China, as well as selling AI for US defence department drones. 

Subscribe to our Daily Newsletter!

spot_img

Editorial

Why TCS Deferred FY25 Salary Hike: Better Hike Ahead?

TCS had initially announced its annual salary hike during...

Deloitte, PWC, EY, KPMG to Hire 1 Lakh People in India in FY25

According to estimates from top company officials and industry...

Higher EPS Pension Application Stuck: A Step-by-Step Guide to Fix

Nearly 97,640 Provident Fund (PF) members and pensioners under...

Employee Benefits at India’s Big 4 Firms Deloitte, PwC , EY, KPMG

The Big 4 firms; Deloitte, PwC (PricewaterhouseCoopers), EY (Ernst...

TCS Announces 4-8% Salary Hike for FY25, Lowest in Last 4 Years

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), India's largest IT services provider,...

Must Read

Jaguar Land Rover appoints Vrinda Pai as Head- HR

A British multinational automobile manufacturer company, Jaguar Land Rover...

ITC Infotech presents PRARAMBH a learning platform to bridge the gap between Institutes and Industries

ITC Infotech presents ‘Prarambh', a unique initiative that rapidly...

Diageo India appoints Shilpa Vaid as CHRO

The country’s leading beverage alcohol company, Diageo India has...

IBM Hiring: Over 2,500 jobs in India; Explore Career Opportunities

An American multinational technology company, IBM is on a...

TCS, Infosys, Wipro: Can ex-workers join rivals?

Infosys has a non-compete clause in the offer letters...

ONGC Head- HR Dr. Alka Mittal has been given additional charge of CMD

Union Petroleum & Natural Gas Minister, Hardeep Singh Puri...

Consulting firms defer salaries and promotions, Partners take pay cuts

Consulting firms Deloitte, KPMG, PwC, EY defer salaries and...

Quantum Advisors appoints Piyush Thakkar as CEO, Arvind Chari as CIO

Quantum Advisors appoints Piyush Thakkar as CEO, Arvind Chari...

Related Articles

SightsIn Plus
SightsIn Plushttps://sightsinplus.com/
SightsIn Plus is an India’s leading high-quality people-focused monthly HR Magazine and provides up-to-date HR News, Leadership Announcements, Best HR Practices and Insights by Global CHROs, CEOs, HR Advisors, Business Managers and HR Heads on topics of interest to HR professionals. To subscribe SightsIn Plus, HR Magazine please visit- https://sightsinplus.com/subscribe/