Satya Nadella, Chairman and CEO, shared the beneath communication with Microsoft workers this morning.
Once I look to the subsequent part of Microsoft, each when it comes to our scale and our large alternative forward, it’s clear that we have to proceed including distinctive expertise at each degree of the group to extend our depth and functionality throughout our enterprise priorities – spanning safety, high quality, and AI innovation.
With that context, I’m excited to share that Jay Parikh is becoming a member of Microsoft as a member of the senior management workforce (SLT), reporting to me. Jay was the worldwide head of engineering at Fb (now Meta) and most just lately was CEO of Lacework. He has a formidable observe report, with a singular mixture of experiences constructing and scaling technical groups that serve each industrial clients and customers. His deep connections throughout the start-up and VC ecosystems, coupled together with his management roles at Akamai and Ning, will convey priceless perspective to Microsoft.
Over time I’ve recognized Jay, I’ve admired him as a expertise chief and revered engineer with a deep dedication to driving innovation and striving for operational excellence. His focus extends past expertise, together with his ardour for and dedication to creating folks, fostering a robust tradition, and constructing world-class expertise, all in service of delivering quicker worth to clients and driving enterprise progress. The truth is, there are only a few leaders in our trade with Jay’s expertise in main groups by means of the fast progress and scale required to help right this moment’s largest web companies.
As he onboards, Jay will immerse himself in studying about our firm priorities and our tradition and can spend time connecting with our senior leaders and assembly with clients, companions, and workers world wide. We’ll share extra on his function and focus within the subsequent few months.
Please be a part of me in welcoming Jay to Microsoft.
Satya
