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Microsoft Hires Peggy Johnson To Head Global Business Development

By TechTaffy Desk

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Microsoft has appointed Margaret (Peggy) Johnson as executive vice president of Business Development. She will be reporting to Microsoft chief executive officer Satya Nadella. Ms. Johnson will be responsible for driving strategic business deals and partnerships across various industries with customers, partners, OEMs, key accounts, third-party publishers and industry influencers, said Microsoft in a statement.

Ms. Johnson joins Microsoft from Qualcomm, where she most recently served as executive vice president of Qualcomm Technologies and president of global market development. She

Ms. Johnson has a Bachelor of Science in electrical engineering from San Diego State University.

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