Larry Page steps down as CEO of Alphabet, Sundar Pichai to take over
PUBLISHED ON Dec 04, 2019 | 05:34 AM EST
Alphabet CEO Larry Page will step down from the role and Google CEO Sundar Pichai will take over, adding to his current responsibilities. Co-founder Sergey Brin will also step down as president of Alphabet and the role will be eliminated. Page and Brin said in a blog post that “it’s the natural time to simplify our management structure.” Page became CEO of Alphabet after Google restructured to form the parent company in 2015. He had previously been CEO of Google. Alphabet CEO Larry Page announced Tuesday that he will step down from the position. Google CEO Sundar Pichai will take over as CEO of the parent company in addition to his current role. Co-founder Sergey Brin will also step down as president of Alphabet and the role will be eliminated.