Microsoft Corporation CEO Steve Ballmer is perhaps the most expressive CEOs in the world.
Microsoft chief Steve Ballmer has sold shares worth $1.34 billion in the software giant this month, offloading the company's shares for the first time in seven years.
Steve Ballmer would be dead in the water without Windows and Office, which he inherited.
Microsoft Corp Chief Executive Steve Ballmer took his farewell bow before thousands of applauding employees on Thursday with a typically loud and emotional performance at his last companywide meeting, talking up the software giant's prospects and taking swipes at rivals.
Microsoft Corp said on Friday that Chief Executive Officer Steve Ballmer would retire within the next 12 months, once it has selected a successor, sending its shares up almost 9 per cent.
India is 'relatively under-computerised' with only 4 million personal computers, as against China where the penetration of PCs stood at around 18 million, Microsoft Corporation Chief Executive Officer Steven A Ballmer said.
These two feature in Business 2.0's '10 people don't matter list'
The careful dismantling of Steve Ballmer's legacy is moving apace. Microsoft just announced 18,000 job cuts, more than two-thirds of which relate to Nokia, the handset maker the former boss bought for $7.2 billion.
Satya Nadella is a "proven leader" whose "strong technical skills and great business insights" will drive the world's leading technology company, says Microsoft's outgoing CEO Steve Ballmer about his successor.
Microsoft is likely to buy around 15 companies this year, in line with previous years.
Ballmer said he is proud of the fact that no company can beat Microsoft in terms of profit and he is not bothered about stock market assessment.
Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates and retiring Chief Executive Steve Ballmer are standing for re-election to Microsoft Corp's board of directors, despite recent moves by some investors to reduce their influence.
Earlier this year, Yahoo! had spurned a $47.5-billion takeover bid from the software giant. The deal was mainly opposed by its chief executive Jerry Yang. Yang who is a co-founder of Yahoo! had last month announced that he would step down as the chief executive but would remain with the firm.
A group of Los Angeles investors also bid $1.2 billion for the team.
The Redmond-based company had announced in January that it would axe 5,000 jobs globally amid the ongoing slowdown.
These leaders also created wealth for their investors.
Take the Rediff Business Quiz and find out how much you know about some of the world's largest corporations and their chiefs.
However, his backing as an investor is no guarantee of success for Twitter
Compared to its peers, the company has not created shareholder value in the past 10 years.
These leaders also created wealth for their investors.
If Microsoft can't clearly define its destination, a confused organisational structure isn't going to help it get there.
Microsoft Corp is betting a mix of old and young blood will revive the aging technology pioneer, but new Chief Executive Officer Satya Nadella may find it tough to push change with co-founder Bill Gates and former CEO Steve Ballmer breathing down his neck.
Emerging markets like India are crucial, given the investment Microsoft has made.
While Google's phenomenal growth may by the envy of many, Microsoft Corp CEO Steve Ballmer criticised the Internet company for trying to grow too fast.
Software giant Microsoft's new operating system, Windows 7, will be available in the market by Christmas 2009, the company's chief executive officer Steve Ballmer said on Wednesday.
As Microsoft's new search engine Bing competes for market share with well-established rivals Google and Yahoo, chief executive Steve Ballmer on Thursday said the company should have entered the online search engine market earlier at the same time is willing to make investments in its search business over the next five years.
Technology giant Microsoft is likely to name Indian-American top executive Satya Nadella to replace longtime chief Steve Ballmer as the new Chief Executive Officer, capping a five-month search for the only third CEO in the company's history.
Microsoft on Tuesday announced its decision to localise Windows and Office software in 14 Indian languages over the next 12 months and that the company would hire 'hundreds' in India this year.
Reorganisation of Microsoft represents the most sweeping re-structuring since 2008.
Though Ballmer was caught off guard, he pulled himself together and went on record: "Oh no, not at all. Why should we be? We are the market leaders. Every day is a day of opportunities for us and we are eager to take those opportunities."
In August, Steve Ballmer said he would retire within 12 months.
These include executives from firms such as Google, Facebook and Apple.
Vicky Nanjappa speaks to the new Microsoft CEO's classmates in Manipal and Hyderabad to discover an inquisitive student who still attends the school reunion.
Microsoft Corp is considering Ericsson Chief Executive Hans Vestberg as a possible successor to outgoing CEO Steve Ballmer.
Microsoft simply lacks Nokia's retail and supply chain experience in the Finnish company's most important markets.
Buying Nokia's gadget business thrusts Microsoft deeper into the hotly contested market
Microsoft needs to become a company where people find deep meaning at work, said Nadella.
Nadella led the creation of Microsoft's 'cloud' computing services
© 2026 Rediff.com - Investor Information - Advertise with us - Disclaimer - Privacy Policy - Sitemap - Feedback - About us - Terms of use - Grievances