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Satya Narayana Nadella (/ n ə ˈ d ɛ l ə /; born 19 August 1967) is an Indian-born American business executive who is the chairperson and chief executive officer (CEO) of Microsoft, succeeding Steve Ballmer in 2014 as CEO [2] [3] and John W. Thompson in 2021 as chairperson.
[6] [7] On February 4, 2014, Ballmer retired as CEO and was replaced by Satya Nadella; Ballmer remained on Microsoft's board of directors until August 19, 2014. [ 8 ] [ 9 ] Under Ballmer's leadership, a 14-year period, the company tripled sales and doubled profits, but lost its market dominance and missed out on 21st-century technology trends ...
Thompson joined Microsoft’s board in 2012. On February 4, 2014, Thompson was appointed as chairman of Microsoft, succeeding Bill Gates. On the same day Nadella replaced Steve Ballmer as the Microsoft CEO. [9] [10] He stated that he joined the board because he had "admired Microsoft for many, many, many years". Thompson said he considered ...
Satya Nadella succeeded Steve Ballmer as the CEO of Microsoft in February 2014. On February 4, 2014, Steve Ballmer stepped down as CEO of Microsoft and was succeeded by Satya Nadella, who previously led Microsoft's Cloud and Enterprise division. [96]
In January 2023, CEO Satya Nadella announced Microsoft would lay off some 10,000 employees. [176] The announcement came a day after hosting a Sting concert for 50 people, including Microsoft executives, in Davos, Switzerland. [177] Microsoft also announced a new multi-year, multi-billion dollar investment deal with OpenAI. [178]
He stepped down as chairman of the Microsoft board in February 2014 and assumed the role of technology adviser to support newly appointed CEO Satya Nadella. In March 2020, Gates left his board positions at Microsoft and Berkshire Hathaway to focus on his philanthropic efforts on climate change, global health and development, and education.
In Hit Refresh, Nadella interweaves his story of growing up in India and moving to the United States, his experiences at Microsoft before becoming CEO, and his ideas for changing the corporate culture. He often illustrates his statements with anecdotes about cricket and the challenges he has personally faced with his son's medical problems.
Phil Spencer (born January 12, 1968) [3] is an American business executive and the CEO of Microsoft Gaming. [4] Starting his career at Microsoft as an intern in 1988, Spencer has worked in various sectors within the company, including developing Microsoft's first CD-ROM-based titles. He joined the Xbox team in 2001.