Microsoft boosts server unit with Muglia promotion
Published: 06 Jan 2009 08:22 GMT
Microsoft started off its new-year executive shuffling by promoting longtime Server and Tools unit head Bob Muglia [pictured] to president, a title he shares with entertainment boss Robbie Bach and business software chief Stephen Elop.
It is a title elevation for Muglia, whose responsibilities remain the same. It also reflects the growing importance of the server unit, which accounted for $13bn (£9bn) in revenue in the most recent fiscal year, now making up fully a fifth of Microsoft's total sales.
"The core of our success at Microsoft has always been great people — people who combine talent, drive, vision, customer focus and leadership," chief executive Steve Ballmer said in an email to employees. "Few people at Microsoft embody these qualities more fully than Bob Muglia, and few people have contributed more to the company's success."
An article in The Wall Street Journal on Muglia's promotion notes that it represents quite a comeback for Muglia, who found himself shuttled off to head management software in a post-HailStorm reshuffling of the internet unit. Of note, Muglia now heads the Azure Services Platform, components of which look similar to HailStorm.
Credit: Microsoft elevates server unit, promotes Muglia from CNET News
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