Microsoft moves communications leadership to Brad Smith amid executive changes
Microsoft has transferred responsibility for its communications function from marketing to the Corporate, External, and Legal Affairs organization under vice chair Brad Smith.
Brad Smith takes charge of communications
The company's vice chair and president will now oversee the communications group. This shift places the function within the CELA organization instead of marketing. CEO Satya Nadella thanked outgoing chief Frank Shaw in an internal memo announcing the transition.
Interim leader appointed for search
Brent Colburn, vice president of global public affairs, has been named interim communications leader. He will help navigate a media environment described as increasingly fragmented and noisier. The company is currently searching for a permanent replacement for Shaw who departs later this year.
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