BILL GATES STEPPING DOWN AS CHAIRMAN OF MICROSOFT

STORY HIGHLIGHTS

"Bill Gates is stepping down as chairman of Microsoft's board.
But he'll actually be there more as an adviser to new CEO.
Under Gates, Microsoft has defined the computing world.
Gates' company has defined desktop and workplace computing."

[link to www.cnn.com]

Microsoft names Satya Nadella CEO; Bill Gates stepping down as chairman to serve as tech adviser


"Microsoft has named longtime executive Satya Nadella as its new CEO — picking a respected internal candidate to lead the aging technology giant through a period of unprecedented change and challenges to its business."

[link to www.geekwire.com]

Bill Gates welcomes Satya Nadella as Microsoft CEO

He says that he is stepping UP and will actually be spending more time with the company.

"Microsoft stock trades 36% below where it peaked in January 2000 when Bill Gates stepped down as Microsoft’s CEO. On February 4, Microsoft announced that Satya Nadella would take over the CEO slot from Steve Ballmer while Bill Gates would spend a third of his time “mentoring” Nadella."

[link to www.forbes.com]