Having implemented a new structure, Google will now become a subsidiary of new company called Alphabet. Larry Page, consequently will now go on to become the new CEO, who was the co-founder and former CEO of Google.
Much to the delight of the Indians, Chennai Born engineer Sundar Pichai was previously called the “most powerful man in mobile” having served the company as the Product Head for Google products like Android, Search, Maps, etc.
Sundar Pichai who was one of the forefront competitors on the way to become the CEO, has finally accomplished the target.
Maarten Hooft, who is currently a partner at Venture Capital firm Quest Venture Capital, worked with Google for 6 years.
During his tenure he observed some differences between Pichai and Page when he served Google from 2006-2012. In an interview with Business Insider he said,
“If I [were] to highlight one differentiator, [it’s that] Larry can take on that blue sky vision. He’s not afraid of setting an audacious goal. Whereas I think Sundar is more of a great operator. While Larry and Sergey [Brin] have these visions and can start these initiatives, I think it’s Sundar that’s the guy that can just get it done. He can assemble the team, he can appoint the right people, and he’s the one that makes it happen. That’s not to say that Sundar doesn’t have any product vision. But in terms of the grand 10-year horizon, I think Larry probably has more of that than Sundar does. If there’s anybody that could take over as CEO one day, I would see Sundar as being a great choice for doing that,” Hooft said. “There’s a lot of smart people [at Google], but in terms of the consumer products he’s worked on so far, I doubt they would be as successful without Sundar being there.”
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