Microsoft names Satya Nadella as board chairman
(Windows Phone Central)

Satya Nadella will be the first Microsoft CEO to also serve as board chairman since Bill Gates. What you need to know Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has been named as the company`s board chairman. Nadella succeeds John Thompson, who will return to his previous role of lead independent director. Nadella is Microsoft`s third board chairman and the first to act as CEO and board chairman concurrently since co-founder Bill Gates. Microsoft named Satya Nadella as its board chairman. Nadella will continue to be the company`s CEO, making him the first person to hold both roles since Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates. The CEO was unanimously elected to the role of board chairman. Nadella fills the role previously held by John Thompson, who will return to his role of lead independent director. Microsoft states that Thompson, 72, has been scaling back his work as chairman over the last few years. Nadella and Thompson have discussed the transition since last fall. Nadella became CEO of Microso...