Google co-founder Page to become CEO in April

    SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 20 (Xinhua) -- Google Inc. on Thursday announced that co-founder Larry Page will take over（接管） the Internet search giant as the chief executive officer (CEO) in April, in a move to simplify management structure and speed up decision making.
    In a blog post, the company's current CEO Eric Schmidt said that 37-year-old Page, who is now leading product development and technology strategy, will take charge of Google's day-to-day operations as CEO from April 4.
    Google was founded by Page and Sergey Brin in 1998 while the two were graduate students at Stanford(斯坦福) University.
    Under the new management reshuffle, Brin, whose title will be co-founder, will focus on strategic project, in particular working on new products, and Schmidt will be an advisor¹ to Page and Brin as executive chairman.
    "We are confident that this focus will serve Google and our users well in the future. Larry, Sergey and I have worked exceptionally closely together for over a decade -- and we anticipate working together for a long time to come," Schmidt said.
    "As friends, co-workers and computer scientists we have a lot in common, most important of all a profound belief in the potential for technology to make the world a better place," he added.
    Schmidt, 55, joined Google's board of directors as chairman in March 2001 and became CEO in August 2001 when investors² believed the company needed a more mature leader then.（本文由在线英语听力室整理编辑）

1 advisor   

n.顾问，指导老师，劝告者

参考例句：

• They employed me as an advisor.他们聘请我当顾问。
• The professor is engaged as a technical advisor.这位教授被聘请为技术顾问。

2 investors   

n.投资者，出资者( investor的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• a con man who bilked investors out of millions of dollars 诈取投资者几百万元的骗子
• a cash bonanza for investors 投资者的赚钱机会