News spread like the fire in the wild as they declared the new spearhead of World Technology Leader Microsoft. Giving each Indian another reason to proud, it was Evening of 4th Feb, 2014 when the news came out that Satya Nadella has been elected as the new CEO of Microsoft.
The 46 year old software engineer from India will now acquire one of the most important offices in the corporate world, the office of CEO of arguably the biggest tech corporation in the world. Satya who is replacing Steve Ballmer from the position, is only the third CEO in the history of the software giant, including the Co-founder Bill Gates and Steve Ballmer.
There are some interesting facts of this great fellow, want to know them? Here they are:
There are some interesting facts of this great fellow, want to know them? Here they are:
• Satya Grew up in India, born in 1967 in Hydrabad and received his bachelor’s degree from Manipal University.
• Nadella is the man of the vision, it was him who brought cloud and served as the vice president of Microsoft’s Cloud and Enterprise group.
• Nadella is the man of the vision, it was him who brought cloud and served as the vice president of Microsoft’s Cloud and Enterprise group.
• He loves cricket. Growing up he called the sport his passion, and played on his school’s team. “I think playing cricket taught me more about working in teams and leadership that has stayed with me throughout my career,” he said.
• He is the man behind the success of Bing, He worked on Bing. He held a key responsibility with the search engine and helped it grow.
• He married his high school sweetheart. Nadella has been married for 22 years and has three kids living in Bellevue, Wash.
• He’s Microsoft’s 3rd CEO. In the company’s 38 years, he follows just two others, Bill Gates and Steve Ballmer in the role.
• He’s a multi-tasker. When he joined Microsoft in 1992, he was on track to get his master’s degree. Rather than choose between the two, he did both, flying out from Redmond on Friday nights for classes at the University of Chicago. He finished a master’s in business administration in just two and a half years.
• He’s well compensated. Nadella made about $7.6 million in 2013, which included a $1.58 million bonus.
• He is the man behind the success of Bing, He worked on Bing. He held a key responsibility with the search engine and helped it grow.
• He married his high school sweetheart. Nadella has been married for 22 years and has three kids living in Bellevue, Wash.
• He’s Microsoft’s 3rd CEO. In the company’s 38 years, he follows just two others, Bill Gates and Steve Ballmer in the role.
• He’s a multi-tasker. When he joined Microsoft in 1992, he was on track to get his master’s degree. Rather than choose between the two, he did both, flying out from Redmond on Friday nights for classes at the University of Chicago. He finished a master’s in business administration in just two and a half years.
• He’s well compensated. Nadella made about $7.6 million in 2013, which included a $1.58 million bonus.
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