Microsoft Product Chief Is Exiting, in Blow to Hardware Unit

Panos Panay headed up the hardware and Windows divisions
Executive had been with the software giant since 2004

Panos Panay
Photographer: Mark Kauzlarich/Bloomberg

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By Jackie Davalos and Dina Bass

September 18, 2023 at 2:43 PM UTC

Updated on

September 18, 2023 at 4:26 PM UTC

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Microsoft Corp. said its chief product officer is leaving, a significant departure for the company’s hardware and Windows divisions.

Panos Panay will stay long enough to help his replacements transition into the role, Rajesh Jha, executive vice president of the experiences and devices group, announced in an email to employees on Monday.