The Grand Pooh-Bahs in Redmond have developed a shortlist of candidates to replace outgoing CEO Steve Ballmer. Reuters says the list includes internal candidates. Reported on the list is former Skype CEO Tony Bates, who is now in charge of business development at Microsoft (MSFT). Another internal candidate is Satya Nadella, the company’s cloud, and enterprise chief.
Sources told Reuters that Ford Motor Company (F) CEO Alan Mulally and former Nokia (NOK) CEO Stephen Elop are also contenders. While I am sure they are all worthy successors to Steve. I wonder if Mr. Mulally has his own rant ready for his interview Taurus’s … Taurus’s … Taurus’s (rb- do these jobs really have interviews?)
Here’s a remix from DevelopersDevelopers.com (Oldie but goodie)
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