14 DAY TRIAL // Microsoft has just announced that Jim DuBois, the one who served as an interim CIO for the past six months, would be appointed permanent chief information officer and corporate vice president.
The move that will come into effect on January 1, 2014 will bring DuBois in front of a team responsible for “Microsoft IT applications, infrastructure, solution delivery, and process excellent,” as the company announced in a press statement this morning.
DuBois, who has spent no less than 20 years at Microsoft, will report directly to Kevin Turner, chief operating officer and a potential candidate for the CEO seat.
“Jim has demonstrated outstanding leadership in managing our IT organization through the transition period while continuing to position IT as a strategic asset and growth lever for Microsoft. I am confident that, as CIO, he will continue to deliver world-class IT infrastructure and innovation for Microsoft,” Kevin Turner said.
“His proven ability in creating initiatives that build business value and support customers and partners will be invaluable to Microsoft as we continue to accelerate our transformation to a devices-and-services company.”
While there's no doubt that this is an important appointment for the Redmond-based technology giant, all eyes are on the one that could replace Steve Ballmer at the helm of the company.
Word is that cloud boss Satya Nadella is the front-runner for the vacant position, as Ford's CEO Alan Mulally has lost some of his backers due to the fact that he repeatedly said that he wanted to stay at the American carmaker until late 2014 and only then consider a potential move to another company.
Microsoft has recently announced in a statement that a new CEO would only be appointed in early 2014, thus putting an end to rumors that Steve Ballmer's replacement could be revealed by the end of the year.