Sundar Pichai Appointed Alphabet CEO

[engine]

Google CEO is appointed Alphabet's CEO, with Larry Page and Sergey Brin to step down.

[cnet.com...]

[Shepherd]

Stepping away... or out of the way of the bus. Poor Sundar.

[Robert Charlton]

Sergey and Larry probably don't have enough time to keep up with Google's rate of change. ;)

[tangor]

Get out, while the getting's good? Do note they remain on the board of directors... and continue to hold all their shares.

[engine]

It's quite clear that Google's announcement was aimed at appeasing investors and protecting the share value. See.
[blog.google...]

It's unlikely to change Google in the short term as the company has been doing well in recent times. However, there are regulatory clouds on the horizon, and how soon can the "other bets" come to fruition.

[mosxu]

After you got in all people’s heads is time to retire.