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Google CEO Sundar Pichai joins Alphabet's board

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Google CEO Sundar Pichai.  Getty / Steve Jennings

Google CEO Sundar Pichai has joined the board Google's parent company Alphabet, the company said Monday.

Pichai is the 13th Alphabet board member.

“Sundar has been doing a great job as Google’s CEO, driving strong growth, partnerships, and tremendous product innovation. I really enjoy working with him and I’m excited that he is joining the Alphabet board,” Alphabet CEO Larry Page said in a statement.

Pichai has been a Google employee since 2004 and rapidly rose through the executive ranks to become CEO after the formation of Alphabet.

Alphabet reports earnings for the second quarter Monday afternoon.

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Steve is a senior correspondent at Business Insider. Previously, he was a deputy editor at Tech Insider and senior editor for the tech section of Business Insider. He's appeared on CNN, CNBC, MSNBC, Sirius XM, and Marketplace.