Skift Take

Kudos to Google for bringing some diversity into the leadership of Google Travel. Left unanswered is whether the leadership changes portend any strategic shifts.

Richard Holden, who was general manager of Google Travel for the past three years, and led its product management team for almost seven years before that, has been replaced, Skift has learned.

“We’re extremely grateful for Richard’s leadership of the Travel team over the past many years," a Google spokesperson said. "Helping people find information and explore the world is core to our mission, and our new leaders Rose Yao [vice president of product management] and Julie Farago [senior director of software engineering] bring deep experience in this area.”

Yao previously wa