From the release:
Johnny Chou will join Google as President, Sales and Business
Development, Greater China. In this newly created role, Chou will be
responsible for building Google’s sales and channel businesses, and
expanding the company’s strategic partnerships in the region.
Chou comes to Google from UT Starcom, where he was President of the
company’s China Operations for the past 9 years, and brings over 20
years of diverse business management experience to Google. With the
addition of Chou and the recent hire of Dr. Kai-Fu Lee, Google has
brought together two of the most respected and experienced executives
in China and their hire is a reflection of Google’s commitment to the
Chinese market.