Sundar Pichai who is the CEO of Google is also its parent company Alphabet’s CEO now. Here’s a look at how the tech community congratulated Pichai.
Sundar Pichai became the CEO of Google in 2015, the same year Alphabet was formed to be the parent company of Google. Prior to his appointment as Google’s CEO, Pichai worked closely with some of the most important products like the Search toolbar, Chrome browser and even Android which he took over in 2013. Pichai is also known to have had major contributions in Google’s acquisition of Nest in 2014.
Following the announcement of Alphabet’s new CEO, here’s how the tech community reacted to Sundar Pichai’s major career elevation.
From his home turf, Manu Kumar Jain global VP of Xiaomi and MD of Xiaomi India was all applause for the new Alphabet CEO. “From learning alphabets in Jawahar Vidyalaya to leading “#Alphabet”, one of the most valued tech companies,” Manu tweeted as he congratulated Sundar Pichai.
More familiar names like Paytm’s Vijay Shekhar congratulated saying that “every founder dreams of a team mate like you”.
Vijay Shekhar✔@vijayshekhar
Congratulations Sundar ! Very well deserved.
Every founder dreams of a team mate like you.
Best wishes
Snapdeal’s Kunal Bahl also congratulated Pichai saying that “the world will change for the better, one Alphabet at a time”
Kunal Bahl✔@1kunalbahl
Incredible news! The world will change for the better, one Alphabet at a time 🙂 Congratulations @sundarpichai!
Anand Mahindra had some interesting words to say on Pichai’s promotion as the Alphabet’s CEO. “India’s most robust export product is probably the ‘Global CEO.’ It’s now a universal perception that Indian executives are leadership material. If only there was some way of monetising these ‘exports,’ India would have a perpetual balance of payments surplus!”
anand mahindra✔@anandmahindra
India’s most robust export product is probably the ‘Global CEO.’ It’s now a universal perception that Indian executives are leadership material. If only there was some way of monetising these ‘exports,’ India would have a perpetual balance of payments surplus!
https://twitter.com/timesofindia/status/1202056176352890881 …
Times of India✔@timesofindia
Google co-founders step aside as Sundar Pichai takes helm of parent Alphabet http://toi.in/N0sTpa/a24gk via @TOIBusiness
Rajan Anandan, MD of Sequoia Capital who is an ex-Googler himself also congratulated Pichai on Twitter. More congratulations come from Salesforce’s Bret Taylor who in his tweet said that Pichai is one of the best leaders he has ever worked with.
Rajan Anandan@RajanAnandanCongratulations @sundarpichai. So incredibly proud of you and super excited for @Google and #Alphabet https://twitter.com/sundarpichai/status/1202016355366473728 …Sundar Pichai✔@sundarpichai
I’m excited about Alphabet’s long term focus on tackling big challenges through technology. Thanks to Larry & Sergey, we have a timeless mission, enduring values and a culture of collaboration & exploration – a strong foundation we’ll continue to build on https://blog.google/inside-google/alphabet/letter-from-larry-and-sergey/ …
Bret Taylor✔@btaylor
So excited for my friend and colleague @sundarpichai, one of the best leaders I have ever worked with. Alphabet and @Google are in good hands.
And of course, this is how Sundar Pichai announced the exciting news on Twitter.
Sundar Pichai✔@sundarpichai
I’m excited about Alphabet’s long term focus on tackling big challenges through technology. Thanks to Larry & Sergey, we have a timeless mission, enduring values and a culture of collaboration & exploration – a strong foundation we’ll continue to build on https://blog.google/inside-google/alphabet/letter-from-larry-and-sergey/ …A letter from Larry and Sergey
“We’ve never been ones to hold on to management roles when we think there’s a better way to run the company.”
Prasanta Patnaik