Judson Althoff named CEO of Commercial Business at Microsoft

Microsoft is reorganising its top leadership and has appointed Judson Althoff as the CEO of Commercial Business. Prior to this elevation, he served as Executive Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer, a role he held for over four years.

The announcement was made by Satya Nadella, Chairman and CEO of Microsoft, in a communication shared with employees. Nadella wrote: “I have asked Judson Althoff to take on an expanded role as CEO of our commercial business. Over the past nine years, Judson has led our global sales organization and was the architect behind designing and building Microsoft Customer and Partner Solutions (MCAPS) into what it is today: the “number one seed” in the industry and our company’s most important growth engine.”

The note further added: “Judson will lead a new commercial leadership team that brings together leaders from engineering, sales, marketing, operations, and finance to drive our product strategy and governance, GTM readiness, and sales motions with shared accountability for the rigor and executional excellence our customers expect.”

Althoff joined Microsoft in 2013 as President of Microsoft North America, and in 2016, he was elevated to Executive Vice President, Worldwide Commercial Business, a position he held until 2021.

The blog post also revealed that Takeshi Numoto has been appointed Chief Marketing Officer (CMO). He and his team will report directly to Althoff. Nadella noted: “Takeshi Numoto and his marketing team will join this new organization, with Takeshi reporting directly to Judson as CMO, while also continuing to report directly to me on all-up business models, planning, consumer marketing, and corporate brand and communications.”