Google appoints former Oracle executive as Chief Financial Officer for Cloud Division
Google-parent Alphabet has appointed
Kobi Bar-Nathan
as the new Chief Financial Officer of its fast-growing Google Cloud division. His appointment comes at a key time for Google Cloud, which reported $12.3 billion in revenue in Q1 2025—a 28% increase year-over-year.
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The cloud arm now contributes more than $43 billion annually to Alphabet's total revenue, and it is at the heart of the company's push into artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure.
According to Bar-Nathan's LinkedIn profile, he began his new role in June 2025. He brings significant experience from past leadership positions at Oracle Cloud and Microsoft Cloud, two major players in the same industry.
Bar-Nathan's hiring reflects Alphabet's growing focus on strengthening its cloud business amid tough competition from Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Microsoft Azure.
Both rivals continue to hold large shares of the global cloud market, especially in hyperscaling and enterprise AI services.
According to reports, OpenAI has chosen Google Cloud over Microsoft Azure as its new AI infrastructure partner. If confirmed, this deal marks a significant shift, as Microsoft had previously served as OpenAI's exclusive cloud provider.
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