Google Founder Larry Page said “Pichai has deep technical expertise, a great product eye, and tremendous entrepreneurial flair. This is a rare combination, which is what makes him a great leader.”

Google does not disclose the payment of the trio nor does it reveal the value of stock options held by them.

Some feel the trio may have a better chance than Arora, said Ravi Venkatesan, Former chairman of Microsoft India. He was quick to add that, “A product company banking on innovation to succeed will look at technology as a primary skill”.

K Sudarshan, managing partner of EMA Partners International said, “In Google kind of companies, technology is the backbone. Technology has to run in your veins.”

A person familiar with the inner workings of Google said, “Arora wouldn't have made it as CEO at a products company like Google; you need to be a top-notch engineer first,” he also added “It's possible that Arora hit a wall and decided to move on even though he did astoundingly well at Google.”

Vineet Nayar, former CEO of HCL Technologies believes that, the choice of a CEO is determined by two factors, which is the source of biggest competitive advantage for the firm and who can influence the value proposition.  

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