In a proud moment for all the Indians, the 43 year old Tamil born Sundar Pichai has been appointed the new CEO of the world's most popular search engine, Google, on Tuesday by the company's co-founders Larry Page and Sergei Brin. Previously, Sundar was serving as Google's Vice-President.
A student of Chennai's premiere school Padma Seshadri Bala Bhavan, Sundar's aina matter include IIT Kharagpur from where he graduated in Metallurgical Engineering, Stanford University with an MS and also the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.
Sundar's achievements at Google include the development of its hottest products like Google Chrome and even the Android Mobile Software. In his announcement, Larry Page said that he has been impressed with Pichai' progress and dedication to the company."
In a major overhaul, Google also planned to restructure itself and new parent company called Alphabet Inc will be formed under Sundar's supervision.
Sundar's appointment Congress across as a matter of huge pride to all the Indians as the Hyderabad-born Satya Nadella is serving as the Microsoft's CEO. Icing on the cake is, Satya Nadella took to Twitter and congratulated Sundar on his appointment and said, "Congrats, well deserved!"
