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Microsoft Elevates Judson Althoff to Lead Commercial Business as Nadella Refocuses on AI

The reorganization unifies sales, marketing and operations under one commercial leader to speed enterprise AI go‑to‑market.

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A view shows the Microsoft logo on the day of the Hannover Messe, one of the world's largest industrial trade fairs with this year's partner country being Canada, as both Canada and the European Union face new U.S. tariffs, in Hanover, Germany, March 31, 2025. REUTERS/Fabian Bimmer/File Photo
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Overview

  • Judson Althoff has been named CEO of Microsoft's commercial business, taking charge of sales, marketing and operations and leading a new cross‑functional commercial leadership team.
  • Chief Marketing Officer Takeshi Numoto now reports to Althoff on commercial marketing while retaining a direct line to Satya Nadella on corporate brand, consumer marketing and business model matters.
  • Microsoft's operations organization will report to Althoff to tighten customer feedback loops, and CFO Carolina Dybeck Happe continues to report to Nadella.
  • Nadella said he will focus on datacenter expansion, systems architecture, AI science and product innovation, and Althoff told CNBC the shift lets Nadella return to a "founder mode" centered on AI's future.
  • The company framed the move as a response to a "tectonic AI platform shift," aligning with recent consolidation of business AI tool marketplaces into a single Microsoft Marketplace.