Updated: July 12, 2020 (September 18, 2006)
Analyst ReportOffice Veterans to Lead Windows
A team of senior executives with years of experience in the Office group will take charge of Windows development just as Windows Vista nears completion. The new team has a mandate from Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer to release subsequent versions of Windows on a regular schedule, something that has recently eluded the Windows organization. Elsewhere, the company has named a new head for its business management applications business, reorganized its sales team for partners and smaller businesses under a new leader, reshuffled some key subsidiaries and sales regions, and completed an important management change in the product support organization.
This article summarizes Microsoft organization changes at the vice-presidential level and above since June 2006. For an overview of the company’s organization, see the Sept. 2006 Directions on Microsoft OrgChart.
New Windows Team Leads Platforms Changes
The following major changes have been announced in the Windows organization and are shown in the illustration “The New Windows Team“:
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