Microsoft's consumer marketing chief to leave next year

Yusuf Mehdi, executive vice president and consumer chief marketing officer at Microsoft, is leaving the company after 35 years. He announced the departure in an internal memo, stating he will leave next year. He will continue focusing on marketing for Windows, Copilot for consumers, and the Microsoft 365 consumer business until 2027. Mehdi said the decision provides time and space to set the team and mission up for continued success during an important moment for Microsoft and customers. A transition plan is being developed with CEO Satya Nadella and chief marketing officer Takeshi Numoto, but no successor has been named yet. Mehdi is among several veteran executives departing Microsoft recently.

"Yusuf Mehdi, executive vice president and consumer chief marketing officer at Microsoft, is leaving the company after 35 years. Mehdi announced his departure in an internal memo on Thursday, noting that he will leave Microsoft next year. He will remain focused on marketing for Windows, Copilot for consumers, and the Microsoft 365 consumer business until 2027."

""As I thought about this decision, one thing was crystal clear: I want to ensure I have the time and space to set the team - and our mission - up for continued success," says Mehdi in his memo. "We are in the middle of an incredibly important moment for Microsoft and for our customers.""

"GeekWire reports that Mehdi is working with Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella and chief marketing officer Takeshi Numoto on a transition plan, but the company has not yet named his successor. Mehdi is the latest in a wave of veteran executives who have announced their departure from Microsoft in recent months."

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