Microsoft names Brad Smith as its new President and chief legal officer

Brad Smith
Brad Smith (Image credit: Microsoft)

Microsoft has made a small, but still interesting, shift in its executive team. It has promoted its long-time general counsel Brad Smith, giving him the new title of President and chief legal officer for the company.

Smith's new role is the first time anyone at Microsoft has held the company title of President since 2002, when Rick Beluzzo left the company. Smith joined Microsoft in 1993 and was named as the company's general counsel in 2002. In 2011, Smith got promoted to executive vice president of legal and corporate affairs.

Source: Microsoft; Via: Bloomberg

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