"Althoff left Oracle nearly 13 years ago to join Microsoft as its executive VP and chief commercial officer. He set up the Microsoft Customer and Partner Solutions (MCAPS) division to handle enterprise and partner sales, which Nadella called the company's "most important growth engine." He will now oversee all of Microsoft's commercial operations, including sales, marketing, and operations. Nadella will keep his focus on engineering, including AI strategy, future technologies, and the datacenters that will support them."
"The new role puts Althoff in a very powerful position at Microsoft, which is trying to balance its massive expenditures in fields like AI while cutting costs ( and staff) elsewhere. Althoff has a proven record in driving sales and the expanded role will give him control of all the elements involved in Redmond's commercial operations. Oddly, Microsoft made the announcement while Althoff was off campus."
Satya Nadella appointed Judson Althoff as CEO of Microsoft's commercial business, consolidating responsibility for sales, marketing, and operations under Althoff. Althoff founded the Microsoft Customer and Partner Solutions (MCAPS) division after joining from Oracle and grew it into a primary enterprise sales engine. Nadella will concentrate on engineering priorities, including AI strategy, future technologies, and datacenter investments. Carolina Dybeck Happe will continue reporting to Nadella, while Takeshi Numoto will report to Althoff. The change strengthens commercial leadership as Microsoft balances large AI investments with cost and headcount reductions and positions Althoff to drive revenue.
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