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Microsoft 365 Chief To Retire, Triggering Exec Shuffle

By Sean Parker
03/16/2026

Microsoft announced Thursday that its Executive Vice President of Experiences + Devices, Rajesh Jha, will retire from the company after more than 35 years.

Jha, who leads the Microsoft 365/Office business, will remain in an advisory role after his formal exit on July 1, according to the company's website. Jha played a crucial role in the evolution of Office to cloud-based services.

As part of the shake-up, Perry Clarke, Charles Lamanna, Pavan Davuluri and Ryan Roslansky have been promoted to executive vice president direct reports to CEO Satya Nadella.

Nadella did not name a direct replacement for Jha.

The software giant also announced it is promoting Jeff Teper to executive vice president and Sumit Chauhan and Kirk Koenigsbauer to president.

Between now and July, Jha said the priorities around Microsoft's Secure Future Initiative, the Quality Engineering Initiative, and Copilot remain unchanged.

Nadella praised Jha's leadership. "I have admired his unwavering commitment to his team, to our customers, to the products we build, and to the company," Nadella said. "I have always been struck by his operational rigor, his ability to make the hard strategic calls, lead through the grind, and emerge stronger on the other side."

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