Microsoft (MSFT) CIO Scott Said to Leave Company
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Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) affirmed over the weekend that Chief Information Office Tony Scott has left the company.
According to AllThingsD, citing a GeekWire.com report, vice president of IT product and services management Jim Dubois will assume the CIO role on an interim basis.
Microsoft also issued the following statement to GeekWire.com: "Tony Scott decided to depart Microsoft to focus on personal projects. While at Microsoft, Tony was a strong IT leader passionate about taking Microsoft’s technology to the next level and using our experiences and learnings to help customers and partners. We thank Tony for his contributions and wish him well."
Scott was said to be at Microsoft for about five years before the recent departure.
Coincidentally, the news comes as other reports today have CEO Steve Ballmer planning a restructuring of the company, which may include a number of management changes. For more color, click here.
Shares of Microsoft are up in early trading.
According to AllThingsD, citing a GeekWire.com report, vice president of IT product and services management Jim Dubois will assume the CIO role on an interim basis.
Microsoft also issued the following statement to GeekWire.com: "Tony Scott decided to depart Microsoft to focus on personal projects. While at Microsoft, Tony was a strong IT leader passionate about taking Microsoft’s technology to the next level and using our experiences and learnings to help customers and partners. We thank Tony for his contributions and wish him well."
Scott was said to be at Microsoft for about five years before the recent departure.
Coincidentally, the news comes as other reports today have CEO Steve Ballmer planning a restructuring of the company, which may include a number of management changes. For more color, click here.
Shares of Microsoft are up in early trading.
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