Alphabet, Google’s parent company, has appointed Kobi Bar-Nathan, former CFO of Oracle, as the new finance chief of its Google Cloud division, according to his LinkedIn profile. The strategic hire underscores Alphabet’s focus on strengthening the financial leadership of its cloud computing arm, a key pillar in its AI and enterprise growth strategy.
Bar-Nathan, who served as Oracle’s CFO since December 2022, brings extensive experience from his nearly six years at Oracle and over a decade at Microsoft, where he was finance director for its cloud infrastructure division. His deep expertise in cloud economics and Big Tech financial strategies is expected to drive Google Cloud’s competitiveness in the rapidly evolving cloud services market.
Google Cloud, a major provider of computing power for generative AI tools, reported $12.3 billion in revenue for Q1 2025, a 28% year-over-year increase, per Alphabet’s latest earnings. Despite this growth, Google Cloud trails market leaders Amazon Web Services and Microsoft, ranking third, while Oracle holds fifth place, according to Bloomberg.
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Bar-Nathan’s appointment comes as cloud providers intensify competition in AI-driven services, which require significant computational resources. His experience navigating enterprise cloud dynamics at Oracle and Microsoft positions him to bolster Google Cloud’s market share ambitions.
Google confirmed the hire to Bloomberg but did not respond to further inquiries on Friday. The move aligns with industry trends, including Oracle’s recent “multicloud” partnerships with Google and Amazon Web Services, announced in September, which highlight both collaboration and competition.
As Google Cloud’s new finance chief, Bar-Nathan is poised to steer the division’s financial strategy, capitalizing on its robust revenue growth to fuel Alphabet’s broader AI and cloud objectives.
