It was simply final February that Microsoft Surface chief Panos Panay was promoted to steer the corporate’s complete Windows software program and gadget groups, and now he’s transferring up on this planet once more — he’s turning into an Executive Vice President who’ll be a part of the Senior Leadership Team that advises Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella himself, reports Bloomberg.

We’ve interviewed him fairly a couple of instances over time, and never simply because he’s one of many firm’s faces — as Microsoft’s Chief Product Officer, he’s had a direct hand in creating and introducing lots of Microsoft’s Surface units together with the latest Surface Duo. Also, sure, he’s the one who’s perpetually pumped.

From a company standpoint, this implies Windows may have a seat on the senior management desk for the primary time since former Windows chief Terry Myerson departed in 2018, which is sensible: then, Nadella believed in a shift away from Windows to the cloud, however he just lately modified his thoughts.

It’s not clear what the transfer means for Rajesh Jha, who served as Microsoft’s EVP of Experiences and Devices final we checked, or others on Microsoft’s management web page, for that matter. That web page seems to have been just lately changed with a smaller list of “Executive Officers” moderately than the previous list of “Senior Leaders,” however various Microsoft’s different EVPs like Xbox boss Phil Spencer and Cloud + AI boss Scott Guthrie haven’t returned to the listing but, and there’s no proof their roles have modified in any respect.

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella himself just lately grew to become extra highly effective than ever: in June, he was unanimously elected to change into chairman of the board along with CEO, the primary individual to have each roles at Microsoft since Bill Gates himself.

Panay additionally joined Sonos’ board of administrators late final 12 months.