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Eric Schmidt stepping down as chairman of Alphabet board
62-year-old's stint as executive chairman of Google's parent company to end next month; he had joined the company 17 years ago
Add BT as a preferred sourcePublished Fri, Dec 22, 2017 · 09:50 PM
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GOOGLE'S parent company Alphabet on Thursday announced that Eric Schmidt will step down as chairman, remaining on the board but shifting into a role as a technical adviser.
"In recent years, I've been spending a lot of my time on science and technology issues, and philanthropy, and I plan to expand that work," Mr Schmidt said in a release.
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