Microsoft puts Brad Smith in charge of communications
Microsoft is moving its communications group out of marketing and into its Corporate, External, and Legal Affairs (CELA) organization. The surprise change will see Microsoft vice chair and president Brad Smith oversee communications, while the company searches for a replacement for Frank Shaw, chief communications officer, who is departing later this year. Microsoft CEO Satya […]
Microsoft has reorganized its communications department, moving it from marketing to the Corporate, External, and Legal Affairs (CELA) organization. Brad Smith, Microsoft's vice chair and president, will now oversee communications within this new structure. Frank Shaw, the company's chief communications officer, is set to depart later this year, and Microsoft is currently seeking a replacement.
In an internal memo, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella expressed gratitude to Shaw for his 30-year tenure supporting the company's communications efforts.
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