Microsoft's LinkedIn Chief to Run Office Group in AI Shakeup
The chief of Microsoft Corp. 's LinkedIn is taking charge of the teams that build email and productivity apps, in a reorganization that consolidates more of the company's workplace software as it seeks to speed up deployment of artificial intelligence tools.
Ryan Roslansky, the professional networking site's chief executive officer since 2020, will tack on responsibility for the teams behind Outlook, Word, Excel and the rest of the Office bundle, Microsoft told employees on Wednesday. He'll report to Rajesh Jha, a top engineering executive whose organization includes Windows and business software. In Roslansky's capacity as LinkedIn CEO, he'll continue to report to Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella.
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