New York: Microsoft has named its Indian-origin CEO Satya Nadella as the company’s Chairman, in an additional role in which he will “lead the agenda-setting of the board.” Microsoft Corp announced Wednesday that the board of independent directors unanimously elected Nadella to the role of chairman of the board.
In addition, John W. Thompson was unanimously elected as Chief Independent Director. He had played this role in the past from 2012 to 2014 as well. “In this role, Nadella will lead the agenda-setting work for the Board, taking advantage of the right strategic opportunities and developing a deep understanding of the business to identify key risks and mitigate their impact,” the company said in a statement.
Will take advantage of the understanding.” Nadella, 53, will replace Thompson, who will continue his role as a chief independent director. Nadella succeeded Steve Ballmer as CEO of Microsoft in 2014
