Changes on the Microsoft Board of Directors
September 11, 2009 by Stephen Kersey
Filed under Business
Since 2001, James Cash has been on the Microsoft Board of Directors. On Friday, Microsoft announced that he won’t be seeking re-election at this year’s shareholder meeting. Cash says he is making them move to make time for commitments, both personal and professional.
Said Steve Ballmer, the CEO of Microsoft: “Jim has brought tremendous wisdom and judgment to our board, as well as keen insights into our enterprise business efforts based on his academic work at Harvard. We appreciate all of his contributions and we will certainly miss his leadership and perspective.”
Cash is currently a professor at the Harvard Business School. He believes that Microsoft has a bright future.
Said Cash: “This was a difficult decision. I have tremendous respect for my colleagues on the Microsoft board, and I have enjoyed the work we’ve done together over the past eight years. Microsoft has a tremendous innovation pipeline coming to market over the next two years, so the company is well-positioned for growth as the economy improves.”
After Cash’s departure, Microsoft will be left with nine members on its board — most notably Bill Gates.
Bill Gates (Image: Flickr)
