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India-born senior Microsoft executive Satya Nadella has been named the new CEO of Microsoft, while John Thomson will be new chairman of the company. According to news reports, Bill Gates will take on new role as Technology Advisor.
Nadella is only the third CEO in Microsoft's 39-year history, following co-founder Bill Gates and Ballmer.
Nadella is only the third CEO in Microsoft's 39-year history, following co-founder Bill Gates and Ballmer.
Nadella was among the top two likely candidates whose name was being considered for becoming the next CEO of the world's biggest software company, replacing longtime chief executive Steve Ballmer.
Nadella was Executive Vice President for Cloud and Enterprise at Microsoft and was a member of the technology staff at Sun Microsystems before joining Microsoft.
A native of Hyderabad, Nadella earned a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from Mangalore University, a master's degree in computer science from the University of Wisconsin and a master's degree in business administration from the University of Chicago.
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