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发帖数: 54598 | 1 By Dante D'Orazio on January 30, 2014 05:02 pm Email @dantedorazio
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Reports say that Microsoft is considering Satya Nadella to step in as the
company's new CEO after a months-long search. He has been near the top of
the list of expected candidates to take Steve Ballmer's role, and now
Bloomberg and other outlets report that he is likely the next to take the
job. Microsoft spokesperson Frank Shaw declined to confirm or deny the
reports, telling The Verge, "We are not commenting." Bloomberg's sources
note that the decision has yet to be finalized, but he has "emerged as one
of the stronger candidates" over the past few weeks. Dina Bass, the lead
reporter on the Bloomberg article, says in a tweet: "Microsoft's board is
preparing to name Satya Nadella CEO, sources tell us."
In addition, the report says that Microsoft's board is considering replacing
founder Bill Gates as the company's chairman. Board member John Thompson is
named as a possible replacement. Thompson recently revealed details about
the company's CEO search, and he's said to have pushed Ballmer in the past
to adapt more quickly to the competition.
As for the reported CEO replacement, Nadella is no stranger to Microsoft. He
's been at the firm for over 20 years. He studied Electrical Engineering in
India before he eventually moved to the states to study computer science.
Before joining Microsoft, he worked at competitor Sun Microsystems until
1992. Once he arrived in Redmond, he worked on research at the company's
online services division before rotating through a few different positions
including working at times on Office and Bing. More recently, he's worked to
realign Microsoft’s cloud services. Significantly, he has not been heavily
involved with the company's consumer-facing products.
We're currently investigating these reports and will have more when we hear
it. Ballmer first announced his plans to retire as CEO last August, setting
off a search to find a replacement. No matter the final decision, we should
find out soon: Kara Swisher's sources say that the choice could be announced
sometime next week. |
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