Alphabet, Inc. on Wednesday announced the appointment of Anat Ashkenazi as its new Chief Financial Officer, who will oversee Alphabet and Google operations.
Upon signing up with the tech giant, the former Eli Lilly executive raked in a $9.9 million signing bonus, The Wall Street Journal reported, in addition to an equity grant worth $13.1 million in the form of restricted stock units, plus her $1 million annual salary — with eligibility for annual bonuses up to 200% of her base salary.
Ashkenazi will stay on as senior vice president and CFO at the pharmaceutical company through the end of July before taking on her new role with Google. A search is underway for her successor at Eli Lilly where she worked for over two decades, Business Insider previously reported.
According to her biography, Ashkenazi graduated from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, where she earned her bachelor’s degree in finance and economics, and Tel Aviv University, where she earned her MBA.
Before joining Eli Lilly in 2001, she worked in financial services at Maalot Standard & Poor’s and Bank Hapoalim in Israel.
More notably, the last 23 years of her career have been spent in various roles across Eli Lilly — including positions in strategy, finance, and, most recently, as senior vice president, controller, and CFO of Lilly Research Laboratories.
As senior vice president, she served as CFO for several of the company’s global sectors, including manufacturing and research and development, and oversaw the corporate strategic planning team.
During Ashkenazi’s tenure, Eli Lilly has achieved a market cap of over $800 billion, largely thanks to two of the company’s newer products — Mounjaro and Zepbound, popular antidiabetic medications for weight loss and treating type 2 diabetes.
Her transition to Google comes as the tech giant invests heavily in artificial intelligence. Alphabet’s stock hit its all-time high on May 21 at $179.54 per share.
“This was a strong candidate that fills a void for Alphabet at a key time in its growth transformation and AI Revolution,” Dan Ives, Wedbush Securities managing partner, told Business Insider: “She has a strong reputation and great CFO experience. Right hire at the right time.”
In her new role at Google, Ashkenazi will succeed Ruth Porat, who served as CFO before she was named chief investment officer last year.
Representatives for Google and Eli Lilly did not immediately respond to requests for comment from Business Insider.
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