Sundar Pichai appointed CEO of Alphabet |
India born CEO of internet giant Google, Sundar Pichai will now assume the CEO role at parent firm Alphabet in a shakeup at the top of the Silicon Valley titan. The announcement was made by the company on Tuesday. Pichai will take over from Larry Page, co-founder of the internet giant, at the holding firm which includes Google as well as units focusing on "other bets" in areas including self-driving cars and life sciences. Page and Google co-founder Sergey Brin "will continue their involvement as co-founders, shareholders and members of Alphabet`s board of directors." In a letter to employees, Page and Brin said that Pichai "brings humility and a deep passion for technology to our users, partners and our employees every day" and that there is "no better person to lead Google and Alphabet into the future." Alphabet was formed in 2015, giving a separate identity to the original company Google and other projects such as autonomous car unit Waymo and smart cities group Sidewalk Labs. The 47-year-old Pichai, born in India, is likely to fill a void at the company as it faces antitrust investigations and controversies over privacy and data practices in the United States and elsewhere.
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