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Running the company whilst Larry and Sergey brainstorm, Schmidt has seen great success at Google.

It’s been Google’s biggest year, and whilst the US giant hasn’t been immune to controversy this time ‘round (see Street View, Latitude, Google Voice on the iPhone), Chairman Schmidt has held it all together superbly.

On a salary of just $1 a year, Schmidt handles the day-to-day running of Google, while Larry Page and Sergey Brin concentrate on being the creative forces behind the brand.

Up until recently, Schmidt sat on the board of directors at Apple, however due to conflicting interests between the two companies he chose to resign. Google Android and Google Chrome OS being the main areas of competition between Google and Apple.