Google may well have developed the most popular technology for searching the world wide web, but an entirely different - and in many respects, more challenging - search lies before the company after its chief financial officer, George Reyes, announced his retirement.

The company said that Reyes will leave by the end of the year following an orderly handover to his successor.

We can't help wondering if Google will find a successor online. Searching on "finance director" + dotcom experience returns over 16,000 results...