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Redmond, WA-based Microsoft has Appointed Norman Judah as Chief Technology Officer
About the Company
At Microsoft, our mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. Our mission is grounded in both the world in which we live and the future we strive to create. Today, we live in a mobile-first, cloud-first world, and the transformation we are driving across our businesses is designed to enable Microsoft and our customers to thrive in this world. We do business in 170 countries and are made up of 144,000 passionate employees dedicated to fulfilling our mission of helping you and your organization achieve more.
About the Person
Norm Judah serves as Chief Technology Officer of Worldwide Services at Microsoft, focusing on three core pillars: Technical Strategy, Quality and Technical People. Acting as the technical conscience for the Services organization, Norm insists on technical excellence and a quality culture across the business. His ability to reach into his global constituency is proven by frequent and measurable feedback with the appropriate product groups and development teams. Driving process focused on customer’s cross product solution scenarios and major design reviews. Norm is passionate about the growth and health of the worldwide technical communities and leverages his team to drive quality and build a strong community connection for the Microsoft customer-facing technical field. The Office of the CTO serves a vital role supporting Microsoft Worldwide Services both strategically and operationally. The CTO Office determines the organization’s technical strategy, setting product and technology direction, and operationally drives technical readiness, quality assurance and delivery excellence in the field. Norm is also the executive sponsor and host of TechReady, Microsoft’s internal vehicle for broad technical readiness for the field communities. Prior to his current role, Norm played a key part in the newly formed Platforms, Technology and Strategy Group. He held the title of CVP Business Development, responsible for the incubation, development and delivery of Web services such as UDDI, and the integration of the .NET platform through managing strategic partnerships with providers and consumers of business applications, including the relationships with key partners, including SAP. As vice president of business development, Judah also engaged in the establishment of the Business Applications division and the acquisition of Great Plains Software. When he joined Microsoft in 1990, Judah was part of the startup team for Microsoft Consulting Services, and the first architect.
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