Leadership change could herald Windows 8-powered phones; what's the hurry?
- Wednesday, 14 December 2011 07:14
Andy Lees, head of Microsoft's Windows Phone division for more than three years, has been moved by Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer into a new "time-critical" role that somehow combines Windows Phone and Windows 8. Terry Myerson, who led Windows Phone's engineering efforts, will take over the management of Windows Phone, adding business development and marketing to his existing engineering responsibilities.
First reported by AllThingsD, Lees will retain his "President" title, at least for the time being. However, it's not clear who will report to him; Mary Jo Foley is reporting that all Lees' previous direct reports will now answer to Myerson.













