Microsoft
Corporation has announced some at the top most level of the organisation
including that its founder, Bill Gates has stepped up to new role as Technology
Advisor while John Thompson takes from Gates as the Chairman of Board of
Directors; Just as the board named Satya Nadella as Chief Executive Officer and
member of the Board of Directors effective immediately, reports DigitalSENSE Business News.
Nadella,
as gathered by DigitalSENSE
Business News had previously held the position of Executive Vice President
of Microsoft’s Cloud and Enterprise group until his current appointment.
Bill
Gates confirmed this to DigitalSENSE
Business News saying that during this time of transformation, there is no
better person to lead Microsoft than Satya Nadella, Stressing that Satya is a
proven leader with hard-core engineering skills, business vision and the ability
to bring people together.
“His
vision for how technology will be used and experienced around the world is
exactly what Microsoft needs as the company enters its next chapter of expanded
product innovation and growth,” he said.
DigitalSENSE Business News notes
that since joining the company in 1992, Nadella has spearheaded major strategy
and technical shifts across the company’s portfolio of products and services,
most notably the company’s move to the cloud and the development of one of the
largest cloud infrastructures in the world supporting Bing, Xbox, Office and other
services. Nadella’s tenure overseeing Microsoft’s Server and Tools Business, the
division outperformed the market and took share from competitors.
“Microsoft is one of those rare companies to have
truly revolutionized the world through technology, and I couldn’t be more
honored to have been chosen to lead the company,” Nadella said. “The
opportunity ahead for Microsoft is vast, but to seize it, we must focus
clearly, move faster and continue to transform. A big part of my
job is to accelerate our ability to bring innovative products to our customers
more quickly.”
“Having worked with him for more than 20
years, I know that Satya is the right leader at the right time for Microsoft,” said
Steve Ballmer, who announced on Aug. 23, 2013 that he would retire once a
successor was named. “I’ve had the distinct privilege of working with the most
talented employees and senior leadership team in the industry, and I know their
passion and hunger for greatness will only grow stronger under Satya’s
leadership.”
Microsoft also announced that Bill
Gates, previously Chairman of the Board of Directors, will assume a new role on
the Board as Founder and Technology Advisor, and will devote more time to the
company, supporting Nadella in shaping technology and product direction. John
Thompson, lead independent director for the Board of Directors, will assume the
role of Chairman of the Board of Directors and remain an independent director
on the Board.
“Satya is clearly the best person to lead
Microsoft, and he has the unanimous support of our Board,” Thompson said. “The
Board took the thoughtful approach that our shareholders, customers, partners
and employees expected and deserved.”
With the addition of
Nadella, Microsoft’s Board of Directors consists of Ballmer; Dina Dublon,
former Chief Financial Officer of JPMorgan Chase; Gates; Maria M. Klawe, President
of Harvey Mudd College; Stephen J. Luczo, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
of Seagate Technology PLC; David F. Marquardt, General Partner at August
Capital; Nadella; Charles H. Noski, former Vice Chairman of Bank of America
Corp.; Dr. Helmut Panke, former Chairman of the Board of Management at BMW
Bayerische Motoren Werke AG; and John W. Thompson, Chief Executive Officer of
Virtual Instruments. Seven of the 10 board members are independent of Microsoft,
which is consistent with the requirement in the company’s governance guidelines
that a substantial majority be independent.
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