Google appoints new head of comms for AUNZ

Google Australia has a new head of communications for Australia and New Zealand.

Katrin Maurer has assumed the role, taking over from Gustaf Brusewitz, who returned to Europe after four years covering the region.

Katrin Maurer has taken over the role of head of communications for AUNZ at Google.

Maurer is responsible for looking after Google’s public relations and the internal and external communications functions for Australia and New Zealand.

She’s been with Google for more than six years and has held a number of communications roles, including Asia Pacific-wide communications for consumer products and Artificial Intelligence, as well as internal communications for Google in Greater China, based in Shanghai.

Prior to Google, Maurer worked as strategy and corporate planning manager for Audi in Beijing, as well as in a number of PR and internal communication roles in China and Germany.

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Olivia Kruimel is the managing editor - news & analysis at Mumbrella. She has more than 15 years of experience in journalism, communications and marketing. Her journalism career began at Fairfax Media (now part of Nine) and includes various B2B publications such as B&T, which was under the leadership of Mumbrella founder and editor-at-large Tim Burrowes at the time. As a marketer Olivia has worked for Standard Chartered and various global law firms.

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