Wednesday, January 16, 2008

New division head known as Hard-Charging

Stephen Elop, the new head of Microsoft's business division, may be a mystery man to those outside of Silicon Valley. But those who have worked for him say <A HREF="http://www.cio.com/article/171801/Microsoft_s_New_Business_Division_Head_Known_as_Hard_Charging_Sales_Executive">Elop, 44, is a no-nonsense, hardworking sales executive</A> who helped take Flash maker Macromedia to new heights during the dot-com boom and, as short-term CEO during the subsequent downturn, helped the company survive by engineering its acquisition by rival Adobe Systems.

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