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The meteoric rise of Google CEO Sundar Pichai, in photos

Jan 23, 2017, 22:38 IST

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More than a year ago, Sundar Pichai took the helm at Google.

While Larry Page is still CEO of Google's parent company, Alphabet, Pichai has the incredibly important job of making sure that the company's core businesses and cash cow stay strong.

So who is Pichai and how did he scale the ranks to get one of the most important jobs at one of the most important companies in the world?

Here's his story.

Jillian D'Onfro contributed to an earlier version of this article.