Microsoft yesterday announced that the board’s independent directors have elected Satya Nadella as the chairman of the board, and elected John W. Thompson as lead independent director. Here’s what Satya Nadella and John W. Thompson will do in their new roles: In this role, Nadella will lead...
Microsoft's Satya Nadella will add chairman of the board on top of his role as CEO, taking the roll over from Symantec's John Thompson. Seven years afterbecoming CEO of Microsoft, Satya Nadella is now to additionally take on the role of chair of the board. It follows a reportedly unanimo...
The article announces that Satya Nadella will succeed Steve Ballmer as chief executive officer (CEO) of the software company Microsoft and that Microsoft chairman of the board Bill Gates will be replaced by John Thompson, Microsoft's former lead independent director of the board.CHACOS...
Gates quit his full-time executive role at Microsoft in 2008 and remained as chairman of the board till 2014. Since then he has been a board member. "It's been a tremendous honor and privilege to have worked with and learned from Bill over the years," Chief Executive Officer Satya Nadell...
On June 27, 2008, Gates transitioned out of a day-to-day role in the company to spend more time on his work at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. He served as Microsoft’s chairman of the board until February 4, 2014. “It’s been a tremendous honor and privilege to have worked ...
Microsoft yesterday announced changes to its board. First, Charles H. Noski, former vice chairman of AT&T Corp. and Bank of America Corp., and Dr. Helmut Panke, former chairman of the board of management at BMW AG are leaving Microsoft board after serving for nearly 16 years. Second...
Microsoft reorganizes into a privately held corporation with Bill Gates as president and chairman of the board and Paul Allen as executive vice president. Microsoft becomes Microsoft, Inc., an incorporated business in the state of Washington. August 12, 1981 IBM introduces its Personal Computer (PC...
Microsoft Corp.announced todaythat it has picked Satya Nadella as Chief Executive Officer and member of the Board of Directors effective immediately. Also effective immediately, Bill Gates and Steve Ballmer will step down from their positions as Chairman of the Board and CEO respectively. Bill Gates...
Ballmer becomes CEO and president, while Gates becomes chairman of the board and chief software architect -- effective immediately. The software giant also announced Thursday it would further unify the company around a forthcoming Next Generation Windows Services (NGWS) platform, which it will official...
OnJune 27, 2008, Gates transitioned out of a day-to-day role in the company to spend more time on his work at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. He served as Microsoft's chairman of the board untilFebruary 4, 2014. "It's been a tremendous honor and privilege to have worked with ...