4 posts and columns on Douglas Merrill

From Google to Gone: EMI Boots Digital Boss Douglas Merrill

in Media on March 23, 2009 at 1:06 pm PT

Douglas Merrill, the Google vet tapped by struggling record label EMI to run its digital operations a year ago, is out. He doesn’t have a formal replacement, but the company’s top digital exec will now be Cory Ondrejka, whom Merrill brought in as his number two. Merrill’s hire in April 2008 was supposed to represent EMI’s willingness to break free from its old CD-based businesses, and a breath of fresh air. Merrill, who had formerly been Google’s CIO, cheerfully admitted that he had no background in the music business.
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Google CIO Exits Stage Left

in News on April 2, 2008 at 11:00 am PT

Guess it Wasn't the 'Best CIO Job in the World' After All

in News on April 1, 2008 at 2:52 pm PT

I have the best CIO job in the world. It used to be the case that the CIO existed to bring technology to business, but it’s our belief that’s vanishing. Increasingly now, the way our technology works is driving the business. The CIO of tomorrow is not a business service person; the CIO of tomorrow [...]

Guess it Wasn’t the ‘Best CIO Job in the World’ After All

in News on April 1, 2008 at 2:52 pm PT

I have the best CIO job in the world. It used to be the case that the CIO existed to bring technology to business, but it’s our belief that’s vanishing. Increasingly now, the way our technology works is driving the business. The CIO of tomorrow is not a business service person; the CIO of tomorrow [...]