New Delhi (NVI): Google CEO, Sundar Pichai today took over as the CEO of Alphabet, the parent company of Google.
Pichai, took over as the CEO of Alphabet besides his current role as head of the core Google unit, which he has been heading since 2015.
The changes took place after the internet giant’s co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin stepped down from its active management.
Page and Brin have stepped down as CEO and president, respectively, of Alphabet on Tuesday.
The co-founders will continue to serve on Alphabet’s Board of Directors.
The shuffle comes at a time, when Google is facing mounting scrutiny over its size, data privacy practices and potential impact on society.
Indian-born Sundar Pichai is now its de facto boss, looking after Google as well as the big group.
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