Microsoft announced on Monday that company
veteran Craig Mundie has stepped down from his post as chief of research
and will retire in the year 2014.
Mundie, who was one of two executives who
assumed responsibilities left behind by Bill Gates when the Microsoft
co-founder retired in 2008, will now serve as an advisor to chief
executive Steve Ballmer.
"In this role, he works on key strategic
projects within the company, as well as with government and business
leaders around the world on technology policy, regulation and
standards," Microsoft said on its website.
Mundie began his career in 1970 and joined
Redmond, Washington-based Microsoft in 1992, according to his biography
on the corporate website.
When Gates retired, Mundie was entrusted to
oversee Microsoft research and "long-term technology strategy,"
according to his online bio.
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