Microsoft Gets Style Shift With Nadella Replacing Ballmer
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Right from the start, new Microsoft Corp. Chief Executive Officer Satya Nadella is showing that he will operate differently from predecessor Steve Ballmer.
On his first day leading the world’s largest software maker, Nadella, a 22-year Microsoft veteran who was yesterday named CEO, exuded an understated calm during a less than 20-minute webcast for customers and employees. Rather than the customary press conference, the 46-year-old used the event to introduce himself and take questions from Microsoft Vice President Susan Hauser. The first line in his memo to employees started with “today is a very humbling day for me.”