Microsoft Adds to Windows Phone Team

Microsoft has promoted Andrew Lees to President of Windows Phone and Windows 8. In the past, he has served as Corporate VP of the Microsoft Server & Tools Marketing and Solutions Group. Prior to joining the Server & Tools Group, Lees held a variety of different roles within the Worldwide Sales, Marketing and Services Group. He joined Microsoft in 1990 and spent 10 years at Microsoft U.K.

Microsoft Promotes Veteran to Head of Interactive Entertainment Division

Microsoft announced that Yusuf Mehdi has been appointed as the Head of Marketing for the Interactive Entertainment Division. In this role, he will be responsible for Xbox 360, Xbox LIVE, and Kinect. Most recently, Mehdi served as the Chief Audience Officer for the company’s Online Services Division. Mehdi has spent more than a decade at Microsoft Online Services and has fostered strategic partnerships with Yahoo, Facebook, Twitter, and Nokia. Before joining Microsoft, Mehdi was a Product Manager at Reuters Group.

Former Microsoft VP Joins EA as CTO

Electronic Arts announced Rajat Taneja has been appointed as Global CTO. Taneja joins EA from Microsoft, where he most recently served as Corporate VP of the Commerce Division. Before his time as Corporate VP, he was responsible for leading Microsoft's online digital advertising platforms. Prior to Microsoft, Taneja served as the Open Systems Manager at Digital Equipment and held senior roles at Wipro Information Technology.

Former CEO of Thomson Reuters Markets Joins eBay

eBay announced that Devin Wenig, 44, has joined the company as President of its Global eBay Marketplaces Business Unit. In this position, his responsibilities will include overseeing eBay, eBay classifieds, and StubHub. Wenig was most recently the CEO of Thomson Reuters Markets, where he led the company's global financial services and media businesses. Wenig also led the integration of Reuters and Thomson following the merger of the two companies. In the past, he has held other executive positions with Reuters and practiced law at the New York firm of Cravath, Swaine & Moore.

Board Placements

Compuware announced that Frederick Henderson, Chairman of Suncoke Energy and SVP of Sunoco has joined its Board of Directors. Prior to this role, he was President and CEO of General Motors. Mr. Henderson held a number of other senior management positions during his two-and-a-half decades at GM, including Vice Chairman and CFO, Chairman of GM Europe, President of GM Asia Pacific and President of GM Latin America, Africa and Middle East. Before attending graduate school, he was a certified public accountant for PriceWaterhouse in Detroit.

Autodesk announced that Lorrie Norrington has been appointed to Autodesk's board of directors. She served as an executive at eBay five years and most recently held the role of president of eBay Marketplace, where she led all eBay businesses globally. Prior to joining eBay, Norrington served as president and CEO of Shopping.com and as executive vice president in the office of the CEO of Intuit Inc.