Google Inc. said Thursday that co-founder Larry Page will take charge of day-to-day operations as chief executive starting April 4.
Current CEO Eric Schmidt will become executive chairman.
Google also reported revenue of $8.44 billion in the fourth quarter, up from $6.67 billion a year-earlier.
Net revenue, excluding fees that Google paid to partner Web sites, was $6.37 billion. Analysts polled by Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S, on average, were expecting net revenue of $6.06 billion.
