Microsoft moves communications group under Brad Smith
Microsoft is transferring its communications group from marketing to its Corporate, External, and Legal Affairs organization. Vice chair and president Brad Smith will oversee the group as the company searches for a replacement for Frank Shaw, its chief communications officer, who is departing later this year.
Microsoft is moving its communications group out of marketing and into its Corporate, External, and Legal Affairs organization, according to The Verge.
Microsoft vice chair and president Brad Smith will oversee communications. The company is searching for a replacement for Frank Shaw, chief communications officer, who is departing later this year.
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