Microsoft says product chief Panay to go away By Reuters

By Stephen Nellis

(Reuters) – Microsoft (NASDAQ:)’s Yusuf Mehdi, who oversees its shopper advertising and marketing efforts, is taking on the agency’s Floor and Home windows companies with the exterior PC makers and retail companions as longtime product chief Panos Panay steps down.

Microsoft additionally mentioned that Pavan Davuluri will lead a {hardware} engineering crew that features Microsoft’s efforts to develop its personal chips, in keeping with a employees electronic mail on Monday by Rajesh Jha, government vice chairman of experiences and gadgets group at Microsoft. Reuters has seen a replica of the e-mail.

Microsoft has made massive bets on generative AI, integrating the know-how into a wide selection of its merchandise, together with cloud, search and productiveness software program and companies comparable to its Workplace suite.

The rejigging of groups comes as Panay steps down after practically 20 years with the Redmond, Washington-based firm, the place he helmed the creation of the Floor line of computer systems and extra just lately oversaw the launch of the Home windows 11 working system.

The corporate is internet hosting a “particular occasion” on Sept. 21, the place it’s anticipated to announce updates to its Floor lineup, amongst different updates.

(This story has been corrected to say Yusuf Mehdi will lead the Home windows groups and Pavan Davuluri will lead a {hardware} crew, not a crew targeted on Home windows software program, within the headline and paragraphs 1 and a couple of)