Satya Nadella was clearly a top Microsoft CEO contender a decade prior
Hal Howard · 746: Bill Gates Was Great to Work With, But This Founder Wanted His Own Thing · Aug 9, 2017 · at 15:24
Former Microsoft executive Hal Howard reflects on working closely with Satya Nadella before Nadella became Microsoft CEO.
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“I think 10 years ago, I had a pretty good idea that he was gonna, gonna be one of the contenders, at least. There were many great candidates within the company, and certainly he was one of the best.”
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