Google Co-Founders Step Down From CEO And President Roles At Alphabet

Google Co-Founders Step Down From CEO And President Roles At Alphabet

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Larry Page and Sergey Brin are stepping down from their roles as CEO and president of Alphabet, the parent company of Google. They co-founded Google over two decades ago and established Alphabet in 2015 to separate Google from other ventures. Sundar Pichai, the current CEO of Google, will take over as CEO of Alphabet while maintaining his role at Google. Page and Brin will remain as shareholders and board members, citing that Alphabet and Google no longer need two CEOs and a president. They expressed their belief in stepping aside when a better management approach is available.

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the primary reason for creating Alphabet in 2015?

To reduce the number of employees at Google

To focus solely on the driverless car project

To keep Google structurally separate from other ventures

To merge Google with other tech companies

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who will take over as CEO of Alphabet?

Sundar Pichai

Larry Page

Tim Cook

Sergey Brin

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Since when has Sundar Pichai been leading Google?

2020

2015

2005

2010

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What roles will Page and Brin continue to hold after stepping down?

Advisors and Consultants

Shareholders and Board Members

CEO and President

Project Managers

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why did Page and Brin decide to step down from their management roles?

They wanted to start a new company

They believed Alphabet and Google no longer needed two CEOs and a president

They were moving to a different country

They were retiring from the tech industry