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Google: Geographic Expansion
Google has begun construction on a $15 billion AI data centre hub in Visakhapatnam, India, representing a major infrastructure investment in the country.
Source: PRN — Travel & Hospitality
The leadership read
Google's expansion resets where the leadership need sits in Technology. Standing up a new market rewards operators with local networks and a record of building from scratch. The 12-to-18-month read across Asia favours country and commercial leadership hired close to the ground.
Market context: Against a Talent Market Index of 100.3 (Neutral) (down 1 month-on-month), Asia is at steady (-1.3pts) on signal share.
Google: 2 signals in the last 90 days — above the Technology median of 1 across 212 tracked companies; 0.1% of MitchelLake's Asia signal flow; 2 tracked across 17 days.
Market entry — the MitchelLake playbook
When a company expands into a new market, the first leadership hires decide whether it lands. A selection of market entries we've run:
Market entry · Oceania
Square
Executive Search Fintech
Market entry
Dropbox
Executive Search for SaaS
Market entry · Asia
Deliveroo
Executive Search in ASEAN
Market entry · Oceania
SurveyMonkey
Managing Director APAC (first hire in region) / Country Manager
Market entry · Asia
LivePerson
Director ASEAN (first hire in region); also Head of Presales APAC
Market entry · Oceania
Etsy
Managing Director, Australia + Asia (MD APAC)
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From the MitchelLake archive
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More signals across Technology
Geographic Expansion · Asia
CoreWeave →CoreWeave is entering Indonesia with 3 new data centers adding 360 megawatts of contracted power capacity
Geographic Expansion · Asia
Rezolve AI →Rezolve AI consolidated its 550-person specialist India operations as the global engine for agentic AI, supported by a four-year investment. The India-led operation now serves 1,000+ customers worldwide with ~$50M in committed total contract value
Geographic Expansion · Asia
NTT Data →NTT Data launched a new payment platform in India, expanding its fintech infrastructure footprint in South Asia.
Geographic Expansion · Asia
Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) →TCS opened its eighth Gemini Experience Center globally and third in India (Kolkata), in partnership with Google Cloud. Facility focused on AI/agentic AI solutions development and deployment.
Geographic Expansion · Asia
SEEK →SEEK generating market momentum on AI capabilities and Asia growth expansion strategy
Geographic Expansion · Asia
DXC →DXC opened a flagship 200,000-square-foot AI-first Customer Experience Center in Bengaluru, India, featuring an AI Hub, customer collaboration spaces, and integrated security/operations capabilities.
Where this lands in our work
- Cross-Border Expansion →
The peak executive-hiring window opens 12–18 months after an expansion commitment.
- AI Leadership →
AI capability is being built into executive stacks, not bolted on beneath them.
- Executive Search — Asia →
Our Asia practice runs the searches behind signals like this one.
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