Which CEO of Alphabet succeeded Larry Page in 2019?

Sundar Pichai became CEO of Alphabet in 2019, succeeding Larry Page. He had already led Alphabet’s largest subsidiary, Google, as its CEO since 2015, making the promotion a continuation of his leadership across the company’s core business.

Alphabet was created in 2015 when Google reorganized into a holding company. The restructuring placed Google’s internet products, including Search, YouTube, and Android, under the Google subsidiary, while other ventures were grouped separately. Page became Alphabet’s CEO and Sergey Brin became its president, while Pichai ran Google.

When Page and Brin stepped away from their executive roles in December 2019, Pichai became Alphabet’s CEO while continuing as Google’s CEO. A frequent confusion is treating Pichai’s 2019 appointment as his first Google leadership role; he had already become Google CEO four years earlier. Eric Schmidt was Google’s former CEO, not Page’s 2019 successor at Alphabet.