Joseph Tartakoff
Jan 20, 2011 4:30 PM
Eric Schmidt, who is stepping down as Google’s CEO, told analysts during the company’s earnings call today that the executive changes the company announced will make Google’s management more efficient. He said Google’s three-person leadership structure, which has existed for a decade, sometimes added “delay” in its decision-making. “By elevating…
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Joseph Tartakoff
Jan 20, 2011 4:01 PM
Long-time Google (NSDQ: GOOG) CEO Eric Schmidt is stepping down. Effective April 4, co-founder Larry Page will take over as Google’s CEO, while Schmidt will take on the role of executive chairman, the company just announced. Google says it’s making the changes to “streamline decision making and create clearer lines…
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Joseph Tartakoff
Jan 22, 2010 5:17 PM
Google (NSDQ: GOOG) just put out an SEC filing indicating that co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin will soon begin to sell off some of their holdings in the company, as part of a predetermined trading plan. The men intend to sell about 10 million shares in the company over…
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Rafat Ali
Jan 31, 2008 3:00 AM
That’s what a Fortune story revealed, and WSJ confirmed through Google (NSDQ: GOOG) spokesperson. Founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin, as well as CEO Eric Schmidt, made their informal pact one month prior to the company’s August 2004 IPO, the company said. The story says this indicates the long term…
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