Business Applications, Ads to Get New Leaders

The division responsible for Office and related business applications has acquired a new head of marketing, while Microsoft’s healthcare software and service group has advanced from an incubation project to a formal business unit. Also, a former Yahoo executive will take on development of Microsoft’s online ad platform, while in ad sales a recent high-profile hire has left the company.

This article covers changes at the level of corporate vice president and above in Feb. 2011 and Mar. 2011 that were not previously reported in Update. Further details are available in the latest online edition of the OrgChart.

Business Applications: New Marketing Head, Healthcare Added

Kirk Koenigsbauer has been promoted to corporate vice president, Office Division Product Management Group, and will head all marketing and product management for the division’s products, including Office, Exchange, SharePoint, Project, and Lync. Koenigsbauer was formerly head of marketing and product management for the division’s server products. A 15-year veteran of Microsoft, Koenigsbauer has worked in a variety of areas outside the Office Division, including MSN and the Microsoft.com corporate Web site. He replaces Chris Capossela and will report to Kurt DelBene, president of the division.