Microsoft Leadership - Bill Gates Transition

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The 15 minutes is worth the watch though with some great soundbites from Jeff Raikes, Bill’s dad, Ray Ozzie and Steve Ballmer.

Overview

On June 27, 2008, Bill Gates will transition out of a day-to-day role in the company to spend more time on his work at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Gates will remain Microsoft’s chairman and will be involved in select projects based on direction from Chief Executive Officer Steve Ballmer and the leadership team. Microsoft will continue to be led by a deep leadership team, led by CEO Steve Ballmer, Chief Research and Strategy Officer Craig Mundie and Chief Software Architect Ray Ozzie.