India, March 30 -- A former Google executive who became a chief marketing officer (CMO) at just 28 has said his rapid rise in Big Tech came from breaking the rules, not following them.

According to a report by Fortune, Alon Chen joined Google in 2006 at the age of 23, despite having no prior marketing experience or internal connections. Within 5 years, he was leading marketing operations across Israel and Greece, managing a $2 billion product line across 30 markets. By his late 20s, Chen had secured a highly six-figure salary along with a seven-figure equity package, achievements many professionals spend decades chasing.

In a conversation with Fortune, Chen said that his rapid rise at Google was fairly "easy", not because of mentors, po...