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Microsoft announced that Satya Nadella has taken over Steve Ballmer's place as CEO of the company. Nadella is only the third CEO for the corporation that was founded nearly 40 years ago by now former chairman Bill Gates. Microsoft posted a press release of the announcement that had Gates giving praise to the new CEO:
"During this time of transformation, there is no better person to lead Microsoft than Satya Nadella. Satya is a proven leader with hard-core engineering skills, business vision and the ability to bring people together. His vision for how technology will be used and experienced around the world is exactly what Microsoft needs as the company enters its next chapter of expanded product innovation and growth.”
Nadella's appointment comes months after the ever exciting Steve Ballmer announced that he would be stepping down. Ballmer had been Chief Executive for just over 14 years and his reign saw Microsoft make dramatic changes to their services. On August 23rd Ballmer released a statement, “We have embarked on a new strategy with a new organization and we have an amazing Senior Leadership Team. My original thoughts on timing would have had my retirement happen in the middle of our company’s transformation to a devices and services company. We need a CEO who will be here longer term for this new direction."
Nadella will look to give Microsoft a much needed boost to compensate for the relatively poor performance of their latest Windows 8 operating system.
