| | | | | | To view this email as a webpage, click here | | | | | | | Friday August 23 2013 | | | | | | | | | 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. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Unsubscribe | My Account | RSS | Privacy Policy | About Us | Help | | | | © THE FINANCIAL TIMES LTD 2013 | You have received this email because you have signed up from the NBE preference page. This email was sent by a company owned by Pearson plc, registered office at 80 Strand, London WC2R 0RL. Registered in England and Wales with company number 53723. | | | | | | | | | |