Longtime Microsoft executive Phil Spencer has announced his retirement, triggering a significant executive reshuffle across Xbox. The move hands leadership to Asha Sharma, currently Microsoft’s president of CoreAI, while Xbox president Sarah Bond will also leave the company.

  • Phil Spencer retires after almost 40 years with Microsoft, concluding a defining era for Xbox.
  • Asha Sharma, who leads Microsoft’s CoreAI organisation, is tapped to take Spencer’s role and oversee Xbox going forward.
  • Sarah Bond, Xbox president, is departing as part of the wider leadership changes.
  • Microsoft is realigning its gaming leadership at a time of strategic transition for the company and the broader industry.

Source: Eurogamer

Sponsored