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Event · Company and acquisitions

Eric Schmidt becomes Google's CEO (2001)

Eric Schmidt, who had led Novell since 1997, joined Google's board as chairman in March 2001 and was named CEO in August. Larry Page stepped down as CEO to become President of Products, and Sergey Brin became President of Technology.

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August 6, 2001

Eric Schmidt named CEO

Event · Company and acquisitions · Concluded

sources · timeline 2000–2004

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Dates

  • August 6, 2001 Date · exact date [1]

What the sources say

ClaimRecordConfidenceSources
Previous role Chairman and CEO of Novell since 1997 2 · Single primary source [1] primary
Founders' new roles Page, President of Products; Brin, President of Technology 2 · Single primary source [1] primary

What the confidence levels mean

Historical captures

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Sources

  1. Google Names Dr. Eric Schmidt Chief Executive Officer — Google (press release), August 6, 2001. Source primary · accessed November 2, 2026 · look for a copy on the Internet Archive

What still needs documenting

  • End of Schmidt's term as CEO (2010–2014 block)

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How to cite

"Eric Schmidt becomes Google's CEO (2001)", Google Museum (GD), https://gd.eurisko.com.br/museu/en/collection/eric-schmidt-ceo-2001/, CC BY 4.0. Reviewed on November 2, 2026.

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