He's Baaack! Bill Gates Shifts Role at Microsoft to Help New CEO

The most influential person at Microsoft has a new role. No, we're not talking about Satya Nadella's new position as CEO.

Microsoft announced Tuesday that Bill Gates, the company's cofounder and largest shareholder, will step out from his longtime role as chairman and into a new advisory role, with more active involvement in the company and a focus on "supporting Nadella in shaping technology and product direction."

John Thompson, the board member who led the months-long search for a new CEO, will take over as Microsoft chairman.

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"I'm thrilled that Satya has asked me to step up, substantially increasing the time that I spend at the company," Gates says in a video (below) posted by Microsoft. "I'll have over a third of my time available to meet with product groups and it'll be fun to define this next round of products, working together." Read more...

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