Microsoft Philippines gets first woman chief
MICROSOFT Corp has appointed Karrie Capellan-Ilagan (pic) as the new managing director for Microsoft Philippines, the first time a woman will be helming the local subsidiary of the world’s largest software company.
Ilagan’s appointment, announced Aug 24, comes after tech colossus IBM also named this year a Filipina, Mariels Almeda-Winhoffer, as the first female boss of its Philippine office.
Incidentally, Ilagan spent a huge chunk of her IT career at IBM Philippines. Microsoft has been operating in the country for 17 years now, while IBM is celebrating its 75th anniversary in the Philippines this year.
