Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella assumes board chair role – Channel Asia

Satya Nadella (Microsoft) Credit: Supplied The independent directors of the Microsoft board have unanimously elected the company's CEO, Satya Nadella, to the role of board chair, a move that will see him work to set the agenda for the board, drawing upon his deep understanding of the business. Nadella took over from Steve Ballmer as Microsoft CEO in early 2014 . He joined the company in 1992 from Sun Microsystems. Since taking on the CEO duties, he has overseen the company's expansion in areas such as cloud and social media, like when the company acquired LinkedIn for US$26 billion in…