He took over all of Google's products and stepped into the spotlight. Sundar Pichai is the man who will pull the strings under the CEO of Google.
Google's search engine, maps, Google Plus, Android, Chrome, and of course advertising, all come under the miraculous Indian.
However, he himself was not that well-known, maintaining a low profile from 2004 when he was hired at Google until today, when he will be Larry Page's right-hand man.
He was born in India, in Tamil Nadu, one of the 29 states of the country, and studied at the Indian University of Technology Kharagpur.
He then received his master's degree from the University of Pennsylvania where he distinguished himself as a student.
[alert] Before Google, he worked for Applied Materials, and also for McKinsey as a management consultant.[/alert]
In 2004, he joined Google as vice president of product. There, he led the team that developed Chrome, both as a browser and as an operating system.
In September 2008, it launched the new Chrome and a short time later the Chromium OS operating system.
A year later, he was appointed head of the Android team after Andy Rubin's departure, and the road opened up for him.
Beyond his successful career at the company, Pichai has a very good reputation among employees. He is well-liked and has no enemies.
He is an inspiration to employees and has created very strong teams by bringing together the best.
Sought after among companies, he rejected offers from Twitter and Microsoft for the CEO position and is now Google's number one executive after its founders.
Source: e-go.gr
