Information on Google co-founder who lost voice
Information on Google co-founder Page, who lost his voice and missed shareholder meeting
FILE- In this Thursday, April 16, 2009, file photo, Google headquarters in Mountain View, Calif. Google's shareholders are expected to approve on Thursday, June 21, 2012, the company's plan to issue a new class of stock. Google's co-founders, Larry Page and Sergey Brin, and Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt are pushing for the move to ensure that they maintain long-term control of the company. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, File)
Google Inc. CEO Larry Page had to miss Thursday's annual shareholders meeting because he has lost his voice. He will also skip upcoming public appearances — a conference on Google's Android mobile software next week and a call on its earnings report next month. He will continue as CEO while he recovers.
Here's some biographical information on Page:
NAME: Larry Page
AGE: 39
EDUCATION: Bachelor's degree from the University of Michigan, master's degree from Stanford University, on leave from Ph.D. program at Stanford.
PERSONAL: Married to Lucy Southworth.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE: Took over as Google Inc.'s CEO in April 2011, having left the post in 2001 to become Google's president of products. Co-founded Google in 1998 with Sergey Brin and served as founding CEO.
NET WORTH: $19 billion, according to Forbes magazine.
