Microsoft reorganize key departments and dismiss Stephen Elop Bashny.Net

Microsoft executives seriously change the internal structure of the company and announced the resignation of Stephen Elop - the former head of the Division Microsoft Business Division, but which, however, is best known for the fact that he worked as general director of Nokia before its sale. The exact date of departure Elop is not defined: to go through a "transitional period" before that happens. Along with him will leave the company Kirill Tatarinov (head of Microsoft Business Solutions) and executive vice president of strategy for the promotion and Eric Raddler.

Says Satya Nadella, Microsoft's strategy will now be focused on the software and cloud technologies - in other words, in a way the company goes back to its own roots. That is why the executive vice-president of Microsoft, Terry Meyerson will now occupy the chair of the newly established division - Windows and Devices Group (WDG). Previously, it was a two separate teams of engineers, called Operating Systems Group and Microsoft Devices Group. FBR Capital Markets analyst Daniel Ives said that the inheritance went to Satya Nadella "headache" in the form of a $ 7 billion cost for the purchase of Nokia, which at the time investors have reacted with caution, and now the new head of Microsoft is trying to improve the situation.

The last time the top managers leaving Microsoft, proved to be seen by journalists, was dismissal Steven Sinofsky in 2012. Having worked in the company of 23 years and was responsible for the release of Microsoft Office and Windows XP, it had a very different reputation than Stephen Elop. Thanks to the American media, former head of Nokia was dubious reputation "Destroyer": journalists unearthed , Elop that after retiring from Nokia was to receive $ 25.4 million as a bonus, just for the fact that the Finnish company has sold relatively cheaply Microsoft. It turned out that the Board of Directors of Nokia Elop asked to reduce the size of the compensation, but he refused to do so, citing financial problems in connection with the divorce.

Source: geektimes.ru/post/252134/