Larry Page Larry Page Lawrence Edward Page (born March 26, 1973) is an American computer scientist and Internet entrepreneur who co-founded Google with Sergey Brin. Page is the chief executive officer of Alphabet Inc. (Google's parent company). After stepping aside as Google CEO in August 2001, in favor of Eric Schmidt, he re-assumed the role in April 2011. He announced his intention to step aside a second time in July 2015, to become CEO of Alphabet, under which Google's assets would be reorganized. Under Page, Alphabet is seeking to deliver major advancements in a variety of industries. As of October 2018, Page
Martin E. Franklin Franklin served as its CEO. He was the youngest CEO of a corporation listed on the NYSE. They sold the company to Essilor for US$300 million in 1996. Franklin attempted to acquire the Alltristra Corporation with Ian Ashken in 2000. When their bid failed, they became activist boards members. By 2001, Franklin became its CEO while Ashken became its chief financial officer. Meanwhile, the two men renamed it the Jarden Corporation. Franklin served as its chairman and chief executive from 2001 to 2011. Since 2011, he has served as its executive chairman. As executive chairman of Jarden, Franklin earned US$44