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Tuesday, December 3, US time, Larry Page (Larry Page) and Sergey Brin (Sergey Brin) announced suddenly that he will step down as CEO of Alphabet starting today.
Current Google CEO Somdar Pychai (Sundar Pichai) will succeed the two co-founders as the new CEO of Google ’s parent company.
In addition to running Google, he will also be assigned to manage Alphabet “Other Bets” (Other Bets, other innovative projects besides Google) .
Page and Brin will continue to actively participate in major issues with Alphabet as co-founders, board members, and major shareholders.
Google’s stock rose slightly after-hours.
Pichai joined the company in 2004 and led the development of the Google Toolbar, Chrome browser, and later Chrome OS projects. Since 2009, Pichai has been responsible for more and more business sectors, including maps, Drive, and Gmail.
In 2013, Pychai replaced Andy Rubin (Andy Rubin) as the Android business leader.
In 2014, Google promoted Pychai and made him responsible for all company products and platforms including search, maps, Play Store, Android, Chrome, Gmail, G Suite, and more.
In 2015, Google announced that its corporate architecture was reorganized into Alphabet. The original non-core projects such as X Labs, autonomous driving, medical technology, and fiber optic broadband were spun off into independent companies, theoretically at the same level as Google, and as subsidiaries of Alphabet.
The new Google company retains its core businesses of search engines, advertising, Android, and more. Picai was reused again as Google CEO. In 2017, he became a member of the Alphabet Board. At the end of the same year, Eric Schmidt (Eric Schmidt) resigns as chairman of Google.
This time, Phai Chai was assigned the responsibility of Alphabet CEO. He will continue to be the CEO of Google and will be responsible for day-to-day management.
Pichai was born in Chennai, an eastern coastal city of India in 1972. He studied undergraduate at a well-known university, IIT. He then went to Stanford University and Wharton School of Business to obtain a master degree in materials science and engineering and an MBA degree.
Google founding and CEO rotation history:
Google was founded in 1998 by Page and Brin in the garage of current YouTube CEO Susan Vosic (Susan Wocjicki)
Early, at the proposal of shareholders, interviewed Schmidt, former Sun Microsystems vice president and Novell CEO. He joined in 2001 as the chairman and the first external CEO of Google at the age of three.
In 2011, Schmidt resigned as CEO, returning the position to Page, but continues to serve as chairman. At that time, Brin had faded out of Google’s core business and started to take charge of managing innovative projects including Google Glass.
In 2015, the Alphabet Board appointed Pichai to replace Page as CEO of Google. Page and Brin are semi-retired at Google, no longer participating in the company ’s day-to-day management, and reducing their appearances at Google’s plenary meetings, but still co-CEOs of Alphabet.
Today, December 3, 2019, Page and Brin further delegated powers to Pychai, and ceased to be Alphabet CEOs.
Pichai became the sole CEO of Alphabet, completing the final stage of a 15-year multi-level jump at Google / Alphabet.
Alphabet ’s chairman is currently Johns (John Hennesey) . He is the former principal of Stanford, co-developer of RISC, and winner of the Turing Award.
Here is the full text of Page and Brin’s open letter (Rough translation, if there is any omission, please refer to the English version of the original version, visit https://abc.xyz)
We mentioned in the first founder letter in the 2004 listing document:
“Google is not a traditional company. We also do not intend to be a traditional company. Throughout the development of Google as a private company, our management method is very different from other companies. We emphasize creation and challenges Atmosphere, which has helped us to provide fair, accurate and free access to information for global users. “
We believe these central principles are still true today. Google is not a traditional company. Through Alphabet’s architecture, we continue to make bold bets on new technologies. Creativity and challenges remain, and even more, and are increasingly applied in various fields such as machine learning, energy efficiency and transportation. Nevertheless, Google’s core service (providing unbiased, accurate, and free access to information) remains the core of the company.
But the company has grown since we wrote a letter from the first founder. Within Google, following search we have developed many popular consumer services such as maps, photos,Movies and YouTube; we have developed a global device ecosystem through Android and Chrome platforms, including Google ’s own brand of devices; our cloud computing business, including GCP and G Suite; and, around machine learning, cloud computing and software Engineering basic technical foundation. Billions of people choose our products, which is a high honor for us, and also the trust and responsibility of Google.
Google evolved to Alphabet in 2015. We mentioned in the 2015 Alphabet founding letter:
“Alphabet represents a company that thrives through strong leadership and independence.”
Since we wrote this letter, hundreds of Phoenix residents are now enjoying Waymo’s self-driving car service; Wing becomes the first drone company to provide commercial delivery services to U.S. consumers; Verily We have established many important partnerships with Calico and other healthcare companies, and some of our “other bets” have boards of independent members and external investors.
These are just a few examples of the technology companies we have formed within Alphabet, along with investment subsidiaries Google Ventures and Capital G, which provide financial support to hundreds of companies. Together with all Google services, Alphabet’s subsidiaries cover a wide range of industries and are designed to help people meet major challenges.
Our second founder letter, (Editor’s note: 2004) mentioned:
“Google was born in 1998. If it was a single person, it would be (around August 19) Go to elementary school, and today it’s almost finished first grade. “
Today, in 2019, the company has become a 21-year-old young man, and now it is time to regenerate. Long-term participation in the daily management of the companyIt has always been a great honor, but we believe that it is time to play the role of proud parents: to provide advice and care, not to pick and choose every day!
Now that Alphabet is mature, and Google and “other bets” have worked effectively for independent companies, it’s time to streamline our management structure. When we think there is a better way to run a company, we will never take a seat.
Alphabet and Google no longer need two CEOs and one president. In the future, Sundar will be the CEO of Google and Alphabet. While leading Google, he will also manage our investments in “other bets.”
We will continue to be members of the board of directors, shareholders and co-founders in Google and Alphabet. Also, we plan to continue to talk to Sundar regularly, especially on topics we love!
Every day, Sundar brings humility and passion for technology to our users, partners, and employees. He has worked closely with Google for 15 years by forming Alphabet, serving as Google CEO and a member of the Alphabet Board. He shares our confidence in the value of the Alphabet structure and its ability to solve large challenges through technology. Since Alphabet was founded, no one has been more dependent than us, and no one has been more suitable than Sundar to lead Google and Alphabet into the future.
We are pleased to see a small research project develop into a source of knowledge and empowerment for billions of people. This is a bet we made as two Stanford students, which has led to many other technical bets. We can’t imagine that when we moved the server from the dormitory to the garage in 1998, we started such an unforgettable journey.
Here is Pychai ’s open letter:
Hi everyone,
A few weeks ago, when I visited Googlers in Tokyo, I talked about how Google has changed over the years. In fact, the only thing that has changed for more than 15 years at Google has been change. This evolving process-often referred to by its founders as “the inscrutable excitement”-is Googlpart of e. This is especially true today when you read the blogs of Larry and Sergey.
The main information they share is:
Now that Alphabet is mature, and Google and “other bets” have worked effectively for independent companies, it’s time to streamline our management structure. When we think there is a better way to run a company, we will never take a seat.
Alphabet and Google no longer need two CEOs and one president. In the future, Sundar will be the CEO of Google and Alphabet. While leading Google, he will also manage our investments in “other bets.”
We will continue to be members of the board of directors, shareholders and co-founders in Google and Alphabet. In addition, we plan to continue to talk to Sundar regularly, especially on topics we love!
I first met Larry and Sergey in 2004, and their guidance and insights have benefited me a lot since then. The good news is that I will continue to work with them-despite the big changes in our identity roles. They still advise board members and co-founders.
I would like to point out that this transition does not affect the structure of Alphabet or our daily work. I will continue to focus on Google, continue to expand the boundaries of computing, and continue to make Google more useful for everyone. At the same time, I am excited about Alphabet and its long-term commitment to solving major challenges through technology.
Larry and Sergey give us all a rare opportunity to make an impact on the world. Thanks to them, we have this eternal mission, values, and a culture of collaboration and exploration—that excite me every day at the company. This is a solid foundation on which we will continue to develop.
I can’t wait to see what the next jobs are and look forward to moving forward with you.
-Sundar
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