| John Farrell | |
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| Alma mater | University of Texas at Austin, Instituto Tecnologico de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey (ITESM) |
| Occupation | General Director, Google Mexico |
John Farrell is a business executive and is currently the General Director of Google Mexico. Before becoming the General Director of Google Mexico, Farrell was Director of Business Development for Asia and Latin.[1][2] John Farrell is also currently serving as Vice President of the IAB (Interactive Advertising Bureau), a member of the AMIPCI (Mexican Internet Association) Advisory Board, an active Endeavor mentor, and member of YPO.
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Farrell holds a joint MBA degree from the University of Texas at Austin and Instituto Tecnologico de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey (ITESM), where he graduated first in his class.[3]
John Farrell’s business career began at Skytel, where he worked in mergers and acquisitions. Later Farrell joined Iridium as head of Business Development, in Washington DC, where he supported the design and launched the first satellite location service in the world and established international distribution agreements.[4]
Farrell co-founded Adetel, the first company to provide internet access to residential communities and businesses in Mexico. After becoming General Manager of Adetel, John Farrell developed a partnership with TV Azteca in order to create the first internet access prepaid card in the country known as the ToditoCard.[3]
Later in his career, John Farrell worked for Televisa in Mexico City as Director of Business Development for Esmas.com. There he established a strategic alliance with a leading telecommunications provider to launch co-branded Internet and telephone services. He also led initial efforts to launch social networking services, leveraging Televisa’s content and media channels.[5]
On April 7, 2008, John Farrell was appointed to the position of General Manager for Google Mexico, replacing Alonso Gonzalo.[1] Previously Farrell held the position of Director of Business Development for Asia and Latin America at Google. As Director of Business Development for Asia and Latin America, Farrell was responsible for forming partnerships to advance search and advertising network, developing partnerships with wireless carriers, and purchasing local video content. In this role, John also designed and launched distribution programs to increase the advertiser base of small and medium enterprises in the region.[4]