What's next for the Microsoft insiders who didn't get the CEO nod
Now that it's official that Satya Nadella is Microsoft's next CEO, it's time to ponder what happens with some of the other leading company insiders who didn't get the nod.
As part of the search process, the Microsoft CEO search committee considered not only more than a few outsiders, but also a number of internal candidates as possible replacements for now ex-CEO Steve Ballmer. From conversations I've had with various contacts, I think the committee gave at least passing consideration to most of the members of Microsoft's senior leadership team.
That means all the inner-circle vice presidents -- Terry Myerson, the head of Microsoft's unified OS team; Julie Larson-Green, head of devices and studios; Qi Lu, head of applications and services; and Tony Bates, head of business development and evangelism -- were all "considered" to at least some degree for CEOship.
