46 year-old Indian and head of
Microsoft's cloud computing division and
enterprise business, Satya Nadella has
been appointed CEO as Bill Gates steps
down as Chairman of the US-based giant
computer company. Nadella who joined
the company in 1992 becomes the third
CEO after Bill Gates and Steve Ballmer
since the company was founded 39 years
ago.
A statement by Bill Gates reads thus,
"During this time of transformation, there
is no better person to lead Microsoft than
Satya Nadella. Satya is a proven leader
with hardcore 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."
Meanwhile Bill Gates who was CEO after
25 years will devote more time to product
development, while remaining on the
board& running his philanthropic
foundation. "I'm thrilled that Satya has
asked me to step up,
substantially increasing the time that I
spend at the company. I'll have over a
third of my time available to meet with
product groups, and it'll be fun to define
this next round of products working
together." Gates added.
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