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Microsoft Promotes Steven Sinofsky to President, Windows Division
REDMOND, Wash., July 9 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ --
Tami Reller to lead Windows Marketing and Finance.
Microsoft Corp. today promoted Steven Sinofsky to president of the
Windows Division. Sinofsky, a 20-year Microsoft veteran, most recently led
the Windows and Windows Live Engineering Group, contributing to the Oct. 22
availability of Windows 7.
As president, Sinofsky assumes responsibility for the Windows business
including both the engineering and marketing functions for Windows, Windows
Live and Internet Explorer.
"Steven Sinofsky has demonstrated the ability to lead large teams that
deliver great products. The work he and the team have done in getting ready
to ship Windows 7 really defines how to develop and ship world-class
software," said Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer. "He is a perfect fit to lead the
Windows group."
Sinofsky began his career at Microsoft in 1989 in engineering and has
held multiple positions on Microsoft product teams. His full biography can be
officer (CFO) for the Windows Division, will take on the additional
responsibility for marketing. Bill Veghte
leadership role in the company to be announced later this year. The
transition between Reller and Veghte is timed to take place in late July when
Windows 7 reaches the release to manufacturing (RTM) milestone.
Reller joined Microsoft in 2001 as part of the acquisition of Great
Plains Software Inc. Reller was the CFO of Great Plains at the time of
acquisition and had previously served in a number of senior marketing, sales
and general management roles. Since joining Microsoft, she has held a variety
of leadership positions including corporate vice president of marketing for
Microsoft Business Solutions, where she was responsible for the launch of the
Microsoft Dynamics brand. She will report to Sinofsky and will retain her
responsibilities as CFO.
"In addition to her in-depth knowledge of the Windows business, I'm
excited that Tami will bring to Windows her experience in marketing and
finance, along with a history of fostering a strong and profitable partner
ecosystem in business software," Sinofsky said.
Jon DeVaan will continue in his role as senior vice president, reporting
to Sinofsky. DeVaan managed the engineering team responsible for creating the
core components of both Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2. DeVaan is a
25-year Microsoft veteran whose full biography can be found here
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