10 ways Sundar Pichai forged his mark at Google in 15 years

• As Google's co-founders, Larry Page and Sergey Brin, are stepping down from their respective posts at Alphabet and appointing Sundar Pichai as the CEO.
• Pichai was one of the first few to see the end of 'toolbars' and has been credited for coming up with the idea for Google Chrome.
• Aside from forethought, Pichai journey rising through Google's ranks over the past 15 years is fraught with examples of why he's a good choice to lead Alphabet.

In the last two years, Sundar Pichai has gone from being the CEO of Google to also being the CEO of Alphabet as well— a meteoric rise for someone from humble beginnings. In fact, it only took Pichai 15 years to go from being the VP of Product Management to his current position.

This is a much-needed change in Alphabet's executive make up. Google co-founders, Larry Page and Sergey Brin have been missing in action for more than a year -- that too at a time when the company was facing some of its biggest challenges.

According to Google co-founder Larry Page, “Alphabet and Google no longer need two CEOs and a President.”

Pichai will now be at the helm of both companies and here’s what makes him a good fit: