And now it’s over. The mystery has been solved. Microsoft, the company that started and continues it’s computer software revolution, has chosen it’s next leader. It’s a guy many never heard of.
Microsoft’s new CEO is Satya Nudella. The 46 year-old is expected to take over the position effective immediately. This is allowing Steve Ballmer to start and enjoy his retirement. Nudella wasted no time. At 9am Eastern time, Mr. Nudella was announced new CEO. By 9:40, he’s reading his first statement to Microsoft employees. I’m not sure, but I’m guessing it was already prepared by the way it flowed. He laid out his 22 year history with Microsoft, what got him here and his longing to take the company to the next level. He says, “This is a critical time for Microsoft and the industry. …as technology evolves and we evolve with and ahead of it. Our job is to ensure that Microsoft thrives in a mobile and cloud first world.”
Nudella was raised in India and studied computer science at the University of Wisconsin in Milwaukee. ?He worked at Sun Microsystems before coming to Microsoft. While at Microsoft, he’s had a slew of? jobs: helping build Microsoft Office, transforming the cloud, and leading it’s server and tools business. Well, that make me feels good about this choice. Someone who has been on many levels of the company will make a greater CEO than someone who spent his whole career in one division. And I appreciate the fact they went with someone who has the credentials to lead, instead of just some handsome face or pretty bod that looks good on paper. What do you think of Satya Nudella’s chances of being a successful Microsoft CEO?