Satya Nadella is running scared. That's a good thing.

"At the time the company's woes seemed intractable. How could it claw its way back in a world in which it lost out on the internet, social media, and mobile computing? Somehow, Nadella managed to do it. He ended Microsoft's ill-advised foray into building a mobile Windows OS, ended the corporate infighting and sniping, and recognized that Windows was no longer the company's future. Instead, he bet big on cloud computing - and the bet paid off."

"Even so, Nadella isn't resting on his laurels. Instead, he's running scared - in a good way. Earlier this month, he appointed Judson Althoff to be CEO of Microsoft's commercial division. Keep in mind that at Microsoft, the CEO title no longer means head of the company. Rather, people in charge of divisions are sometimes called CEOs. Mustafa Suleyman, for example, is CEO of Microsoft AI; Rajesh Jha is CEO of Microsoft Experiences and Devices;"

Satya Nadella transformed Microsoft from its post-Ballmer slump by abandoning a Windows-centric mobile OS strategy, ending internal infighting, and shifting focus to cloud computing. The cloud-first strategy restored growth and set the stage for a later, larger bet on artificial intelligence, driving the company toward a near-$4 trillion valuation. Nadella recently delegated sales and marketing responsibilities by appointing Judson Althoff as CEO of Microsoft’s commercial division to concentrate on AI and long-term strategy. Microsoft uses 'CEO' titles for division heads, with leaders such as Mustafa Suleyman heading Microsoft AI and Rajesh Jha overseeing Experiences and Devices.

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