Event · Company and acquisitions
Larry Page becomes Google's CEO again (2011)
Along with its fourth-quarter 2010 results, Google announced a change at the top: Larry Page would take over as CEO on April 4, 2011, running day-to-day operations; Eric Schmidt, CEO since 2001, would become executive chairman, focused on external deals and governments; and Sergey Brin would devote himself to strategic projects.
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January 20, 2011
Larry Page returns as CEO
Event · Company and acquisitions · Concluded
What the sources say
| Claim | Record | Confidence | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| New roles | Page, CEO; Schmidt, executive chairman; Brin, strategic projects | 3 · Secondary source | [1] secondary |
Historical captures
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Sources
- Google CEO Eric Schmidt to step down — Seth Weintraub — Fortune, January 20, 2011. Source secondary · accessed November 2, 2026 · look for a copy on the Internet Archive
What still needs documenting
- Official January 20, 2011 announcement
On GD
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How to cite
"Larry Page becomes Google's CEO again (2011)", Google Museum (GD), https://gd.eurisko.com.br/museu/en/collection/larry-page-ceo-2011/, CC BY 4.0. Reviewed on November 2, 2026.
ID: larry-page-ceo-2011 · Reviewed on November 2, 2026