Bob Muglia to Leave Microsoft

Bob Muglia will be leaving Microsoft and his role as president of the Server and Tools division in mid-2011. The move leaves a gap at the top of the division that develops Windows Server, Microsoft’s cloud services, and other important platform products. Other recent organization changes include the departure of the Windows client OS marketing leader and a promotion for the manager of the company’s cloud infrastructure.

This article covers known changes at the level of corporate vice president and above since publication of the Dec. 2010 OrgChart.

Windows Server, Azure to Get New Leader

Bob Muglia will be leaving Microsoft and his role as president of the Server and Tools division in mid-2011. The division develops Windows Server, SQL Server, developer tools, the Windows Azure cloud platform, and Microsoft-hosted business services such as Exchange Online, as well as systems management and security products. (See the illustration “Server and Tools Division“.)

Muglia has led Server and Tools since 2005 and saw it grow to US$15 billion in annual revenue. In announcing Muglia’s departure, Steve Ballmer said that he has decided to put new leadership in place for the division and that Microsoft will begin conducting internal and external searches for a replacement. Since joining Microsoft in 1988, Muglia has been responsible for products across the company, including Windows NT, online services, developer tools, Office, and mobile devices.