Google Inc CEO Larry Page has put Sundar Pichai, one of his key lieutenants, in charge of the Internet company’s products.
The India-born executive will have oversight over products such as search, maps, commerce, Google+, advertising and infrastructure, according to a Google spokesman. 6 executives who previously reported to Page, including the heads of research, social media and search, will now report to Pichai, according to Re/code, which first reported the change on Friday, citing an internal memo.
The change will free Page from having as many direct reports and product units to oversee so that he can better focus on “the bigger picture,” according to the Re/code report, which also cited anonymous sources.
