# clm_DF6AEB6C6463

subject: Alphabet Inc. (/record/alphabet.md)  
predicate: chair  
value: John L. Hennessy  
valid_from: 2018-01-31  
valid_to: null  
published: 2018-02-01  
recorded: 2026-10-30  
confidence: 0.95  
status: valid  
assertable: true  
superseded_by: null  
last_updated: 2026-10-30  
checked: 2026-10-30 · its source page states the value and the date  

> On January 31, 2018, the Board of Directors (the “ Board”) of Alphabet appointed John L. Hennessy to serve as Chair of Alphabet’s Board.

What https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1652044/000165204418000004/goog8-kq42017.htm says, word for word.

## Sources

- https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1652044/000165204418000004/goog8-kq42017.htm (primary, Alphabet Inc. (SEC Form 8-K), published 2018-02-01)
- https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1652044/000130817925000511/goog012701-def14a.htm (primary, Alphabet Inc. (2025 DEF 14A), published 2025-04-25)

## Supersedes

- [Alphabet Inc.](/record/alphabet.md) | chair | Eric Schmidt | valid 2015-10-02 to 2018-01-31 | conf 0.95 | superseded | superseded_by [clm_DF6AEB6C6463](/claim/clm_DF6AEB6C6463.md) | [clm_C3C765EB7BE1](/claim/clm_C3C765EB7BE1.md)

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