Satya Nadella is the Financial Times Person of the Year

Satya Nadella's success is more than just a positive earnings report, according to the Financial Times.



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Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella is the Financial Times Person of the Year.
The Financial Times points towards financial and cultural success by the Microsoft CEO.
Nadella shifted the direction of Microsoft over the past decade, culminating in a solid 2019.


The Financial Times named Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella its Person of the Year. The Financial Times highlights both Microsoft's financial success and its cultural shift led largely by Nadella. Since Nadella became CEO of Microsoft six years ago, the total return generated by the company for shareholders is over one trillion dollars.

The Financial Times states that Microsoft "looked like it might be on the fast track to technological irrelevance" when Nadella took over. They give credit to Nadella for helping create the "new purpose at the heart of the company, as well as a corporate culture that reflects the...