The executive in charge of Google's Pixel smartphone division — Mario Queiroz — is moving to another role, working in "the office of the CEO".
Queiroz's move to work alongside Google CEO Sundar Pichai comes at a surprising time, as the highly anticipated Pixel 4 is expected to launch this fall.
Queiroz, who joined Google in 2005, has been involved in Google's hardware efforts for years.
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Just months ahead of the expected launch of its fourth-generation device, the person in charge of Google's Pixel smartphone division— Mario Queiroz — is reportedly leaving for another role internally at the tech giant.
The news came from an Axios report Thursday which said Queiroz — Pixel's top boss, who reported directly to Hardware VP Rick Osterloh — would be leaving his current post to "work in the office of CEO Sundar Pichai."