After Satya Nadella another Indian gets crown in international tech arena. In a significant restructuring at Google, India-born Sundar Pichai has been named the new CEO of the technology giant.
The company co-founder Larry Page on Monday announced the formation of a new team. Announcing the news Larry said Pichai will be a key part of the new structure that will allow to keep tremendous focus on the extraordinary opportunities inside Google.
Page said he was impressed with Pichai's "progress and dedication to the company" and promised to continue to groom him. Pichai, 43, the current company vice-president, has worked on some of the company's best-known products, from the Chrome browser to the Android mobile software.
Pichai joined Google in 2004 and he was in charge of product and engineering for the company's internet businesses.He was born and grew up in Chennai, studied engineering at IIT-Kharagpur, then came to Stanford in the US, and went on to complete an MBA from Wharton School of Business
The company co-founder Larry Page on Monday announced the formation of a new team. Announcing the news Larry said Pichai will be a key part of the new structure that will allow to keep tremendous focus on the extraordinary opportunities inside Google.
Page said he was impressed with Pichai's "progress and dedication to the company" and promised to continue to groom him. Pichai, 43, the current company vice-president, has worked on some of the company's best-known products, from the Chrome browser to the Android mobile software.
Pichai joined Google in 2004 and he was in charge of product and engineering for the company's internet businesses.He was born and grew up in Chennai, studied engineering at IIT-Kharagpur, then came to Stanford in the US, and went on to complete an MBA from Wharton School of Business