document: Doubts follow new Google CEO Larry Page San Francisco -- Google co-founder Larry Page is known for his vision , passion and intelligence . Yet there is a fair amount of concern that Page 's other known traits -- his aloofness , rebellious streak and affinity for pursuing wacky ideas -- might lead the company astray . The East Lansing native takes over as CEO on Monday as fast-rising rivals and tougher regulators threaten Google 's growth . Investors used to Google Inc. '' `` s consistency in exceeding financial targets worry that new leadership will bring more emphasis on long-term projects that take years to pay off . And many still are n't sure he has enough management skills to steer the Internet 's most powerful company . Page , a University of Michigan grad , already has learned that smarts alone wo n't make him a great leader . Although Page impressed Google 's early investors with his ingenuity , they still insisted that he step down in 2001 as Google 's first CEO . He turned over the job to Eric Schmidt , a veteran executive who began working in Silicon Valley in the early 1980s while Page was still in grammar school . Page 's admirers say that at 38 , he is more mature and less apt to be chronically late to meetings or tune out of conversations that do n't stimulate his intellect -- habits that he fell into during his first stint as CEO . '' `` There are parts of being CEO that do n't fit Larry 's personality , '' '' said Craig Silverstein , the first employee who Page and Google 's other founder , Sergey Brin , hired when they started the company in 1998 . '' `` You wear a lot of different hats when you 're CEO . Some of them are very interesting to Larry and some of them , presumably , are less interesting . '' '' True to his taciturn form , Page has n't said much publicly since Google made its stunning announcement in January that he will replace Schmidt as CEO . Google said Page was n't available for an interview . Subscribe to Detroit News home delivery and receive a SPECIAL INTRODUCTORY OFFER .
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