Google's outgoing CEO to get a US$100m 'award'

Google to give outgoing CEO Schmidt US$100 million

Google's outgoing CEO to get a US$100m 'award'

Google Inc will give a $100 million equity award to Schmidt as he hands over the chief executive officer job to co-founder Larry Page. -- PHOTO: REUTERS NEW YORK - Google Inc is set to give Eric Schmidt a $100 million (S$128 million) equity award as he hands over the chief executive officer job to co-founder Larry Page. The award, which will include stock units and options will vest over four years and is Mr Schmidt's first such award since joining the company in 2001, a spokesman said. News of Schmidt's equity award was first reported by Bloomberg. In a surprise announcement last week, Google said Mr Schmidt will take on the role of executive chairman in April and will be replaced as CEO by Google co-founder Larry Page. The news came on the same day that Google reported earnings and revenue that blew past expectations. But while Google has dominated Internet search, it ha...

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