Lorraine Twohill facts for kids
Lorraine Twohill is an Irish marketing executive who has worked for Bord Fáilte, Opodo and Google, where she has been head of marketing since 2009.
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Early life
Twohill was born in Carlow, Ireland. She gained a degree in international marketing and languages from Dublin City University in 1992.
Career
After graduating, Twohill worked for Burns Philp during the 1990s. She left the company to join the Government of Ireland's Bord Fáilte, where she managed operations for Italy from Milan and later oversaw operations for Northern Europe from Amsterdam. Her first big advertising campaign was for Tourism Ireland, and she was part of the team responsible for developing a tourism website for the Irish government. Twohill was the head of marketing of the online travel agency Opodo until April 2003.
In 2003, Twohill was hired as Google's first marketer located outside the United States. She held various roles in the company, including running Google's marketing in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa, becoming head of marketing in 2009.
Personal life
Twohill has worked from Google's headquarters in Silicon Valley, California, since 2009. She is married and has two children. She speaks five languages. Twohill was diagnosed with stage two cholangiocarcinoma in 2016 and has since recovered. She credits Nikesh Arora, Pichai, Jane Rosenthal, and Steve Stoute as some of her most trusted advisors.
Boards
Twohill joined the board of directors of Telegraph Media Group in 2008, and became a director of Williams-Sonoma, Inc. in 2012. She was appointed to the board of directors of Palo Alto Networks in 2019.
