Saturday, 28 June, 2025

Google Cloud Names Former Oracle CFO Kobi Bar‑Nathan to Drive AI‑Era Growth

Alphabet has appointed Kobi Bar‑Nathan—formerly Oracle Cloud’s CFO and a former Microsoft finance leader—as the new CFO of Google Cloud. His hiring comes as Google Cloud reports 28% year-over-year growth, reaching $12.3 billion in Q1 2025 and over $43 billion annually. Bar‑Nathan’s expertise in cloud finance is expected to reinforce Google Cloud’s competitiveness during an AI-fueled data center expansion, supporting Alphabet’s broader AI infrastructure ambitions.