Stephen Elop dismissed from Microsoft

In the process of a major restructuring of divisions of a company called Microsoft Devices Group and Operating Systems Group were merged into one entity, and their former leaders waited two different news. Thus, group vice president of operating systems, Terry Myerson (Terry Myerson) became head of created Windows and Devices Group, and Stephen Elop got laid off and was fired from Microsoft.

This dismissal is not the first departure from the company Elop. In 2010, after two years of work on the promotion of Microsoft Office, Stephen Elop went to the post of CEO of Nokia. After that, in 2013, was the Nokia sold Besides Microsoft for $ 7.2 billion and Elop again became part of the team.

When Steve Ballmer was the head of Microsoft, Elop many We have seen the next leader of the company, but the place is CEO after Ballmer took Satya Nadella, Elop and stayed on the market of Microsoft's mobile devices.

Nadella himself commented on changes in the company as "an opportunity to provide customers more quickly the best products and services."

via