Business chief leaves X division

According to reports, Chris O’Neill, the business chief for Google Glass, is leaving the position after thirteen months.

O’Neill was named head of global business operations at Google X, the company’s moonshot division, in May 2014, the same month Google hired design and marketing exec Ivy Ross as its maiden chief executive.

O’Neill came to Glass after four years as managing director for Google Canada. Earlier, he was the director of retail for the company and held finance and sales roles at Google, which he joined in 2005.