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February 4, 2014
Microsoft employees give new CEO Satya Nadella a ‘12th man’ welcome

On Tuesday morning, the Studio D building at Microsoft resembled a mini-version of Seattle’s Century Link Field, as hundreds of Microsoft employees swarmed around a small stage and craned their necks over three floors of balconies and stairwells, raising voices and clapping hands to welcome the company’s third CEO, Satya Nadella – and to honor the previous two CEOs, Steve Ballmer and Bill Gates.

February 4, 2014
Microsoft employees greet new CEO Satya Nadella

An enthusiastic crowd met Satya Nadella, Microsoft’s new Chief Executive Officer Tuesday morning at a rally on the company’s Redmond campus. Joined by former CEO Steve Ballmer, Founder and Technology Advisor Bill Gates, and Board Chairman John Thompson, Nadella said he was honored, humbled and excited to be taking the reins.