Microsoft promotes Xbox chief in sign games are big deal again


  • TECH
  • Wednesday, 20 Sep 2017

A man walks past Xbox controllers during the world's largest computer games fair Gamescom in Cologne, Germany, August 22, 2017. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay

Microsoft Corp’s head of Xbox, Phil Spencer, got a promotion and a spot on chief executive officer Satya Nadella’s senior leadership team in a nod to the renewed importance of gaming at the software giant. 

Spencer, now an executive vice president, previously reported to Windows division head Terry Myerson, who has a seat on Nadella’s council of chiefs. The group meets weekly and is comprised of the tier of executives directly below the CEO. 

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