Asia Leadership

As managing director, Steven Worrall is responsible for Microsoft’s overall business in Australia and New Zealand. He ensures the company meets the needs of its customers and the more than 11,000 partners and independent software vendors that sell or build on the Microsoft platform.

Worrall joined Microsoft in March 2014 as director, Enterprise and Partner Group, responsible for driving business growth and building strong customer and partner relationships in the Australian Commercial and Public Sector markets. In this role, Worrall worked with organizations to drive innovation and business improvement through the application of technology in many areas, including productivity solutions, mobility and cloud services.

Previously Worrall worked for IBM for 22 years and held a number of marketing, sales and general management roles in the services, software and financing segments of the organization. Most recently, he led IBM’s software business in Asia Pacific region where he built organizational capability in diverse markets across the region and drove the business towards more cloud delivered services.

Worrall holds an Honors degree in Electrical Engineering and a Master’s in Business Administration. He is a member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and lives in Sydney with his wife and three children.