New Enterprise Sales, Phone Leaders

Enterprise sales and Windows Phone have new managers after two separate reorganizations announced in Dec. 2011.

Susan Hauser has been named corporate vice president, Worldwide Enterprise & Partner Group. She will lead sales, marketing, partner development, and strategy for the company’s largest customers, including Microsoft’s units for vertical markets, public sector organizations, and global sales accounts. Hauser replaces Simon Witts, who left Microsoft in Sept. 2011. She most recently headed the company’s vertical sales and global accounts unit and has held a variety of roles since joining Microsoft in 1989, including leading sales and marketing for financial services companies in the U.S. East Region and serving as general manager for the New York Metro district. Hauser will report to Kevin Turner, Microsoft’s chief operating officer. Enterprise sales have been a consistent bright spot this fiscal year, as companies have moved to new PCs running Windows 7 and Office 2010 and expanded their commitments through multiyear volume licensing contracts.