Brett Molina

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Vic Gundotra, the head of Google's social division that runs services like Google+, announced he will depart the company.

In a post on his Google+ profile, Gundotra says he is ready for a "new journey," after working at Google for nearly eight years.

"I have been incredibly fortunate to work with the amazing people of Google," says Gundotra. "I don't believe there is a more talented and passionate collection of people anywhere else."

Gundotra is credting with building Google+, the Mountain View, Calif., company's social network launched in 2011. As of last fall, the company had more than 300 million monthly active users.

"There are few people with the courage and ability to start something like that and I am very grateful for all your hard work and passion," said Google CEO Larry Page of Gundotra's work on Google+.

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