Gabriel Stricker, who led marketing and communications for Twitter before stepping down in July, has returned to Google to head policy and communications for its fiber-optic Internet push.
Stricker, whose post is with Google's conglomerate parent Alphabet, earlier led global communications and PA for the search giant before his three years at Twitter.
Google has rolled out high-speed fiber Internet and TV service in cities like Austin, Provo, Kansas City and Atlanta, among others. The Google Fiber unit was moved under Alphabet this year in the company's restructuring.
Stricker said via Twitter that he starts the new post on Jan. 4, 2016, adding he's "thrilled" to guide communications and policy "in its quest to make the Web better and faster for all."
He was Twitter's chief communications officer before leaving amid an overhaul of top management at the microblogging platform this year that included the exit of CEO Dick Costolo.
Business leaders will face challenges in the upcoming year, some of which will come as a complete surprise, or beyond anyone's imagination.
Teneo has hired Philipp Grontzki, who is a 20-year veteran of corporate communications and financial journalism, as a managing director in its strategy and communications group.
Rowan Benecke, who co-founded Zeno Group and helmed Burson-Marsteller's tech practice, has joined McKinsey & Co as director of communications for North America.
BCW has named Golin's Matt Coldagelli EVP and leader of its corporate affairs practice in Chicago.
Abby Bailey, who headed corporate communications for Fedex in its Middle East, India and Africa region, has joined Teneo as managing director in Dubai.
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