Microsoft names three new division presidents following recent departures
As you may have noticed, Microsoft has seen a few pretty significant executive shakeups as of late, with Robbie Bach and J Allard announcing their departures back in May, and Steven Elop leaving just last month to take the top job at Nokia. Now Microsoft has officially filled in some of those gaps, naming Kurt DelBene as president of its Microsoft Office Division, and Don Mattrick and Andy Lees as presidents of its Mobile Communications Business and Interactive Entertainment Business, respectively — Windows Phone and Xbox, in other words. All three divisions are actually new (at least in name), but DelBene is effectively succeeding Elop, who led Microsoft’s Business Division, while Mattrick and Lees are more or less splitting up Robbie Bach’s former duties as head of the now dissolved Entertainment and Devices division. Head on past the break for the complete press release. Continue reading Microsoft names three new division presidents following recent departures Microsoft names three new division presidents following recent departures originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 03 Oct 2010 23:01:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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