Square has announced the hiring of a new Business Lead, Francoise Brougher, and she comes straight from spending eight years at Google. For the past three years, Brougher held the title of SMB Global Sales and Operations for the online advertising unit at Google.
It’s clear that Square is now in building out mode, especially outside of the United States, and will use Brougher expertise in doing so.
Here’s what Square co-founder and CEO Jack Dorsey had to say about the hiring:
Francoise is a perfect fit for Square. Her accomplishments in growing and managing large, global teams, and her focus on building simple, scalable solutions that empower millions of people, will have a huge impact on our company and our customers.
Brougher’s reason for leaving Google and joining Square is to spend time helping small businesses “find the tools they need to grow and be successful.” She went on to thank her former colleagues at Google for “what we’ve achieved together.”
Broughner also spent four years at Charles Schwag as Vice President of the Business Strategy group.
This is developing.
