Google head steps down

Google Inc said Monday that Liu Yun, head of its business in China, has stepped down to pursue other opportunities.

Liu has been at Google for nearly six years. His replacement will be Scott Beaumont, who currently runs the com­pany's­ partnerships business in Europe. Beaumont will move to his new position in mid-­August, Google said.

Google ranks fifth of all the search engines in China, with a 3 percent market share in June, according to Chinese Internet consultancy CNZZ.