Inside Microsoft’s wave of executive departures

Source: The Verge

Overview

It feels like not a week has gone by this year without a senior Microsoft executive leaving the company. Some departures have triggered sweeping shake‑ups of Microsoft’s biggest businesses, while others have seen fresh faces replace veteran employees. Executive departures at Microsoft are nothing new, but the pace feels notable this early in the year.

The timing points to a Microsoft that is struggling to retain talent in a market where competition is high and the stock price is low. Investors have been hammering Microsoft’s stock price in recent weeks, and at one point last month it had dropped by more than 30 percent compared to six months earlier.

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