Ballmer to leave Microsoft within a year

 
 
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Friday August 23 2013
 
 
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Ballmer to leave Microsoft within a year
 
Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer will step down from the company within the next 12 months, the company said in a statement.

The board of directors said they had started a search process to identify a successor.

Shares in Microsoft rose 8 per cent in pre-market trading following the announcement.
 
 
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