Windows Chief Terry Myerson Leaving Microsoft

A main fixture on Microsoft's executive squad is exiting the company.

In an email to employees Thursday, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella announced that Windows Main Terry Myerson is gearing upwardly to "pursue his next affiliate exterior Microsoft."

"Over the past several years, Terry and the [Windows and Devices Group] transformed Windows to create a secure, always up-to-engagement, modern OS," Nadella wrote. "His strong contributions to Microsoft over 21 years from leading Exchange to leading Windows 10 leave a real legacy. I desire to give thanks Terry for his leadership on my team and across Microsoft."

Myerson took control of the Windows team in 2022, shortly before Steve Ballmer announced his retirement.

Today, Microsoft also announced the germination of two new engineering teams. Rajesh Jha, who currently serves as EVP of the Office product group, has been tapped to lead a new "Experiences and Devices," team that will work to "instill a unifying product ethos beyond our end-user experiences and devices," Nadella wrote.

Scott Guthrie, EVP of Microsoft'south Cloud and Enterprise group, will lead a new "Cloud and AI Platform" team that volition "drive platform coherence and compelling value across all layers of the tech stack."

"Terry has been instrumental in helping me get in at this new organizational structure, and I deeply appreciate his leadership and insight as we've worked through the opportunity that lies ahead," Nadella wrote.

On LinkedIn Thursday, Myerson wrote that he's "filled with gratitude and optimism" for his experiences at Microsoft and what lies alee.

"Later working fulltime pretty much nonstop since I was 18, missing many a kids birthday while traveling for work, I'm ready for a break," he wrote. "I will at present take some time to railroad train for a half Ironman, larn to play the piano or guitar." Likewise on the agenda: "learning more than about genomics and robotics which fascinate me, and spending some overdue quality time with Katie and our kids."

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Angela Moscaritolo

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