REDMOND, Wash., Aug. 5, 2014 /PRNewswire/
-- Microsoft Corp. on Tuesday announced that
Margaret L. (Peggy) Johnson has been
named executive vice president of Business Development reporting to
Microsoft chief executive officer Satya
Nadella.
Johnson joins Microsoft from Qualcomm where she most recently
served as executive vice president of Qualcomm Technologies and
president of global market development. In that role she was
responsible for commercializing new business opportunities and
developing strategic relationships.
"Peggy shares our worldview and knows what it takes to drive new
growth in mobility and the cloud," Nadella said. "Her experience
uniquely positions her to lead Microsoft's business development
efforts, and she will be a great addition to our senior leadership
team."
Johnson will be responsible for driving strategic business deals
and partnerships across various industries with key customers,
strategic innovation partners, OEMs, key accounts, third-party
publishers and industry influencers.
During her time at Qualcomm, Johnson held various leadership
positions across engineering, sales, marketing and business
development, and played an instrumental role in launching the
world's first large-scale mobile app store.
"I'm thrilled to be joining Microsoft at such a pivotal time for
the company and the industry," Johnson said. "The opportunity to
build new and surprising partnerships to help Microsoft succeed in
a mobile-first, cloud-first world is truly exciting, and I look
forward to leading these efforts."
Johnson has a Bachelor of Science in electrical engineering
from San Diego State University.
Founded in 1975, Microsoft (Nasdaq "MSFT") is the worldwide
leader in software, services, devices and solutions that help
people and businesses realize their full potential.
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