Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella is now appointed as the company’s new chairman rewarding his leading efforts to make Microsoft an international tech giant! Under his leadership, the company recovered from the failures in the mobile phone and internet search market, as well as a warning of the importance of its flagship Windows operating system. He has focused the company around cloud computing and artificial intelligence while breathing new life into the Office software franchise by shifting it more to the cloud and to other operating systems. As Microsoft names Satya Nadella as Chairman, he will continue to hold the position of CEO as well!
The new announcement of Microsoft names Satya Nadella as Chairman came after the corporation’s shares have soared more than sevenfold. India-born Nadella has also been involved in stepping up Microsoft’s business including billion-dollar acquisitions like LinkedIn, Nuance Communications and ZeniMax.
“In this role, Nadella will lead the work to set the agenda for the board, leveraging his deep understanding of the business to elevate the right strategic opportunities and identify key risks and mitigation approaches for the board’s review”, the company said in a statement.
The top-level executive brought his unique leadership approach just after a year Bill Gates stepped down from the board, saying he would focus on philanthropic works of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, which is one of the world’s biggest charities.
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