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He has expressed his gratitude for all the wishes he has received from top dignitaries like Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella.
Updated : Aug 13, 2015, 10:57 AM IST
India-born Google CEO Sundar Pichai has expressed gratitude over the deluge of wishes extended to him on his promotion to the helm of the technology giant.
"Its been overwhelming to see such generous and warm responses from many dear friends, colleagues and strangers - heartfelt thanks," Pichai, 43, tweeted on Wednesday. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Apple CEO Tim Cook and Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella were among the scores of dignitaries who took to the micro-blogging site to congratulate the IIT Kharagpur alumnus when he was named by Google's co-founder Larry Page as the next chief executive of the slightly slimmed down internet behemoth.
Congratulations @sundarpichai. My best wishes for the new role at @google.
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) August 11, 2015
@sundarpichai Congratulations on your promotion!
— Tim Cook (@tim_cook) August 11, 2015
Congrats @sundarpichai well deserved!
— Satya Nadella (@satyanadella) August 10, 2015
Pichai had said he hopes to meet Modi soon as he thanked the Indian leader for his wishes.
He received a B Tech from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur and holds an MS in Engineering and Materials Science from Stanford University and an MBA from the Wharton School. He had joined Google in 2004 as its vice president of product management, where he led the team working on Google's Chrome browser and operating system. His alma mater Wharton had also tweeted on his promotion.
Congrats to #WhartonGrad @sundarpichari for being named @google's CEO. Learn about his career journey on @Storify: http://t.co/XlJmua9svN
— The Wharton School (@Wharton) August 11, 2015
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan also posted on Twitter.
Heartiest congratulations @sundarpichai. Your appointment as CEO of @google is a great honor & a matter of pride for India. My best wishes.
— ShivrajSingh Chouhan (@ChouhanShivraj) August 11, 2015
Pichai thanked Nadella, Cook and others who congratulated him on his promotion. He becomes only the third chief executive of the company after Eric Schmidt and co-founder Larry Page.
Bret Taylor, co-creator of Google Maps, ex-CTO of Facebook and Co-Founder of technology Quip also congratulated Pichai, the first non-white CEO, on Twitter.
Congrats to @sundarpichai on his well deserved promotion to CEO of @Google. One of the most capable technology leaders I have worked with.
— Bret Taylor (@btaylor) August 10, 2015