Eric Schmidt Set To Leave Alphabet’s Board In June

San Francisco: Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt will leave Alphabet’s board in June after being a member of the company’s board for over 18 years. Schmidt, who has been a key to Google’s success, served as the company’s Chief Executive Officer from July 2001 to April 2011, and its Executive Chairman from April 2011 until January 2018. “After over 18 years on the Board, Eric Schmidt is not seeking re-election at the expiration of his current term on June 19, 2019,” Alphabet said on Tuesday. Announcing the move in a tweet on Tuesday, Schmidt thanked Google founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin and other colleagues in the Alphabet Board of Directors. (IANS)

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