Who is Philipp Schindler?
Born in Germany, Philipp Schindler is one of the biggest names in Google.
A board member and manager, Schindler is responsible for managing over 14,000 employees across 80 nations. After completing high school, Philipp attended the European Business School in Oestrich-Winkel to pursue a degree in business administration.
Google's Philipp Schindler says that fake news is less of an issue for @Google than it is for @Facebook. #CodeMedia pic.twitter.com/Pk1tSPmctL
— Recode (@Recode) February 15, 2017
At age 26, he enrolled in the trainee program offered by Bertelsmann. After that, he worked at AOL, eventually becoming the head of marketing. He was essential to the decision to rebrand the Hamburg Volksparkstadion as the AOL Arena.
After moving to Google in 2005, he quickly rose through the ranks to become head of Germany, then head of Europe, and eventually vice president of global sales and operations. Since 2012, Schindler and his family have been based in the United States. Schindler's family consists of his wife and three children.