{"id":63431,"date":"2013-11-08T15:43:07","date_gmt":"2013-11-08T20:43:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rbachnet.wwwmi3-ss40.a2hosted.com\/index.php\/"},"modified":"2022-08-15T14:28:38","modified_gmt":"2022-08-15T18:28:38","slug":"microsoft-develops-shortlist-for-new-ceo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rbach.net\/index.php\/microsoft-develops-shortlist-for-new-ceo\/","title":{"rendered":"Microsoft Develops Shortlist for New CEO"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.geeky-gadgets.com\/steve-ballmers-final-good-bye-microsoft-24-08-2013\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-107738\" title=\"MSFT Develops Shortlist for New CEO\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rbach.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/ballmer_steve-1.jpg?resize=83%2C100&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Microsoft Develops Shortlist for New CEO\" width=\"83\" height=\"100\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rbach.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/ballmer_steve-1.jpg?resize=125%2C150&amp;ssl=1 125w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rbach.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/ballmer_steve-1.jpg?resize=63%2C75&amp;ssl=1 63w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rbach.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/ballmer_steve-1.jpg?w=650&amp;ssl=1 650w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 83px) 100vw, 83px\" \/><\/a>The <a title=\"Grand Pooh-Bahs \" href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/investor\/CorporateGovernance\/BoardOfDirectors\/default.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Grand Pooh-Bahs<\/a> in <a title=\"Microsoft HQ\" href=\"http:\/\/goo.gl\/maps\/yjXwg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Redmond<\/a> have developed a <strong>shortlist<\/strong> of candidates to replace outgoing CEO <a title=\"Steve Ballmer\" href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20210510063509\/https:\/\/mashable.com\/category\/steve-ballmer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Steve Ballmer<\/a>. <a title=\"Reuters\" href=\"http:\/\/uk.reuters.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Reuters<\/em><\/a> <a title=\"Exclusive: Microsoft narrows CEO shortlist; Mulally, Elop make the cut\" href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20150922082849\/http:\/\/uk.reuters.com\/article\/2013\/11\/06\/us-microsoft-ceo-idUKBRE9A500A20131106\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">says<\/a> the list includes <strong>internal candidates. Reported on the list is <\/strong>former <a class=\"zem_slink\" title=\"Skype\" href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20150105061504\/http:\/\/www.crunchbase.com:80\/company\/skype\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"crunchbase noopener noreferrer\">Skype<\/a> CEO <strong><a title=\"Skype CEO Tony Bates\" href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20210524184554\/https:\/\/www.crunchbase.com\/person\/tony-bates\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tony Bates<\/a><\/strong>, who is now in charge of business development at <a title=\"Microsoft\" href=\"http:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Microsoft<\/a> (<a title=\"NASDAQ | MSFT\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tradingview.com\/symbols\/NASDAQ-MSFT\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">MSFT<\/a>). Another internal candidate is <strong><a title=\"Satya Nadella\" href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20210530220600\/https:\/\/www.crunchbase.com\/person\/satya-nadella\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Satya Nadella<\/a><\/strong>, the company&#8217;s cloud, and enterprise chief.<\/p>\n<p>Sources told Reuters that <strong><a title=\"Ford\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ford.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ford Motor Company<\/a><\/strong> (<a title=\"NYSE : F\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nyse.com\/quote\/XNYS:F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">F<\/a>) CEO <strong>Alan Mulally<\/strong> and former\u00a0<strong><a title=\"Nokia\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nokia.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"homepage noopener noreferrer\">Nokia<\/a><\/strong> (<a title=\"NYSE : NOK\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nyse.com\/quote\/XNYS:NOK\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">NOK<\/a>) CEO <strong><a title=\"Stephen Elop\" href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20210524171023\/http:\/\/www.crunchbase.com\/person\/stephen-elop\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Stephen Elop<\/a><\/strong> are also contenders.\u00a0While I am sure they are all worthy successors to Steve. I wonder if Mr. Mulally has his own rant ready for his interview Taurus&#8217;s &#8230; Taurus&#8217;s &#8230; Taurus&#8217;s (<em><strong>rb-<\/strong><\/em> <em>do these jobs really have interviews?<\/em>)<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/hMLcKtVwF-A?rel=0\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a remix from <a title=\"Developersdevelopers.com\" href=\"http:\/\/developersdevelopers.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DevelopersDevelopers.com<\/a> (Oldie but goodie)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em><a title=\"Ralph Bach\" href=\"https:\/\/rbach.net\/index.php\/new-resume\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ralph Bach<\/a>\u00a0has been in IT long enough to know better and has blogged from his\u00a0<a title=\"Bach Seat\" href=\"https:\/\/rbach.net\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bach Seat<\/a> about IT, careers, and anything else that catches his attention since 2005. 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