Microsoft Developer Division Chief Resigns in Executive Shake-Up
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– Julia Liuson, head of Microsoft’s developer division, is resigning after 34 years at the company.
– She led the developer business for 12 years, a period that included Microsoft’s $7.5 billion acquisition of GitHub.
– Liuson will remain in her role until the end of June before transitioning to an advisory position.
– In her new advisory role, she will report to Microsoft CoreAI chief Jay Parikh.
– It is currently unclear who will replace her or if her team will report directly to Parikh.
A significant leadership change is underway at Microsoft. Julia Liuson, a 34-year veteran of the company and the leader of its developer division (DevDiv), has announced her resignation. Liuson has been at the helm of Microsoft’s developer business for the last twelve years, a transformative era that saw the company deepen its commitment to open source projects and complete its landmark $7.5 billion acquisition of GitHub.
According to an internal memo, Liuson will remain in her current position until the end of June. Following that, she will transition into an advisory role, reporting to Jay Parikh, who leads the Microsoft CoreAI organization. Her departure creates a key vacancy, and it is not yet known who will succeed her or if the DevDiv team will be placed directly under Parikh’s leadership structure. This move is part of a broader pattern of executive transitions at the technology giant.
(Source: The Verge)
