Stephen Elop

Elop out as Nadella clears decks at Microsoft

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Stephen Elop

18 June 2015

Microsoft has reshuffled its executive ranks, getting rid of former Nokia chief Stephen Elop (pictured) and handing more responsibilities to Windows head Terry Myerson. The company also cut back on the number of major engineering divisions it has, moving from four to three.

Several top-level execs will depart as the result of today’s changes: Eric Rudder, vice president of advanced technology and education, and a 25-year veteran of the company; Kirill Tatarinov, who was running Microsoft’s Dynamics group; and Mark Penn, the one-time political advisor who has been with Microsoft since 2012 and oversaw the anti-Google Scroogled campaigns.

Kurt DelBene, who was pushed aside two years ago during the big reorganisation by then-CEO Steve Ballmer but brought back by Nadella in April, will remain in place as the head of corporate strategy and planning

CEO Satya Nadella in a statement released today – and in comments echoed in an e-mail he sent to Microsoft employees – said the changes are designed to “better align our capabilities and, ultimately, deliver better products and services our customers love at a more rapid pace”.

Elop had run the company’s devices team following his return to Microsoft after it bought Nokia for $7.9 billion. That deal that was finalised just last year. Elop’s former group will now come under Myerson’s direction. (Myseron will continue to run the company’s operating systems group.)

Myerson’s new Windows and devices group will pull together “the engineering capability required to drive breakthrough innovations that will propel the Windows ecosystem forward”.

CIO.com

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