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Microsoft’s new CEO likely in early 2014
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The board member leading Microsoft Corp’s search for a new chief executive expects an appointment to be made early next year, the first time the board has been so specific on timing.
The world’s biggest software company is taking longer than most had expected to find a new leader since Steve Ballmer announced his retirement in August, although the company gave itself 12 months to find his successor.
“I expect we’ll complete our work in the early part of 2014,” lead independent director John Thompson has said in a blog on Microsoft’s website.
Thompson is leading the four-man committee to find a new CEO, which includes co-founder and Chairman Bill Gates.
Sources familiar with the search process have said the committee is down to a “handful” of candidates, including Ford Motor Co CEO Alan Mulally, at least one external candidate from the technology industry and one or two internal candidates.
“We identified over 100 possible candidates, talked with several dozen and then focused our energy intensely on a group of about 20 individuals,” said Thompson. “As this group has narrowed, we’ve done deeper research and investigation, including with the full board.”
Intense speculation has surrounded Mulally as a leading candidate. He has not denied interest in the job, but has repeatedly said he enjoys working at Ford, where he is slated to remain through 2014.
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