Microsoft announces the departure of Rajesh Jha, executive vice president with 35 years at the company. Instead of a replacement, Satya Nadella promotes four of his collaborators to executive vice presidents: Pavan Davuluri (Windows), Ryan Roslansky (Office), Charles Lamanna (Copilot), and Perry Clarke (M365). This change flattens the structure and seeks more direct communication with the CEO. Jha will remain as an advisor.
Technical Restructuring: A Windows Closer to the AI Core? 🤖
This reorganization places key product leaders, such as Windows and Copilot for business, in direct report to Nadella. This could streamline the integration of AI into the operating system and Microsoft 365 by reducing management layers. Lamanna's promotion, focused on Copilot, signals the priority of this technology. The structure aims to accelerate decision-making in critical areas.
The Club of Those Who Now Have the Key to Satya's Office 🗝️
With this move, Microsoft's org chart looks like a game of musical chairs where no one is left without a seat, but four win a bigger one. The strategy is clear: if before problems went through several filters, now they will go straight to the boss's desk. Let's hope Nadella has enough coffee in the office to handle the ideas, complaints, and dreams of four new direct reports. At least Jha stays on as an advisor, in case someone forgets the password.