Google Adds Nonvoting Share Class

Plan ensures founders control of company, cuts shareholders out of the loop.

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Google Inc.’s latest bid to preserve the control of founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin is raising concerns among corporate-governance watchdogs, who say the new stock structure cuts shareholders out of the loop.

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