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Microsoft appoints Stephen Elop to head Xbox

posted onFebruary 26, 2014
by l33tdawg

With Microsoft acquiring Nokia's device and services division, Stephen Elop is back in the fold, and the former Nokia CEO who had been a candidate to take over for Steve Ballmer (Satya Nadella got the job) is now about to lead Microsoft's Devices and Studios division, which is home to entertainment, games, Xbox, and Surface.

The news comes today from an internal memo by Microsoft executive vice president Julie Larson-Green, obtained by Techcrunch.

Larson-Green revealed that she's taking up a new role to lead the My Life & Work team in the Applications and Services Group, serving as Chief Experience Officer

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