Microsoft Gaming shakes up leadership as Phil Spencer retires
TL;DR
Phil Spencer is retiring as CEO of Microsoft Gaming after nearly four decades with Xbox; Asha Sharma will become CEO, reporting to Satya Nadella, with Spencer remaining as an adviser through the summer. As part of the overhaul, Sarah Bond is leaving Microsoft and Matt Booty is promoted to Chief Content Officer, with Microsoft Gaming overseeing studios like Activision, Blizzard, Bethesda, King and Mojang. The leadership shuffle aims to ensure stability and continued growth of Xbox, Game Pass and the broader gaming ecosystem under Sharma’s new tenure.
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