SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Alphabet Inc (GOOGL.O) said on Thursday its Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt will step down in January, ending a 17-year-run in which he played a central role in building a promising startup called Google into a global technology powerhouse.
He will continue to serve on the Alphabet’s board of directors and act as an adviser on focused on technical and science issues, the company said. (bit.ly/2BXJzz6)
The time is right in Alphabets evolution for this transition, Schmidt said in a statement.
Im incredibly excited about the progress our companies are making and about the strong leaders who are driving that innovation, said Chief Executive Larry Page in a statement.
Schmidt, who was recruited to the company by…
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