On Tuesday (local time), Microsoft unveiled a series of personnel promotions, elevating four seasoned sales executives—Deb Cupp, Nick Parker, Ralph Haupter, and Maha Acharath—to the position of Executive Vice Presidents. This move comes on the heels of Microsoft's earlier appointment of Judson Althoff as the CEO of its commercial business sector a few months ago.

This year, Microsoft has witnessed a 15% decline in its stock price, and the growth rate of its Azure cloud business, disclosed last week, fell below certain market projections. In response, company leaders have vowed to judiciously allocate computing resources to bolster the development of artificial intelligence (AI) products and cater to the evolving needs of Azure cloud service customers.

Under Althoff's leadership, the responsibilities of his management team have been expanded, with a renewed emphasis on commercial product strategy. The four newly promoted executives will now report directly to Althoff. With Althoff assuming greater managerial duties, Satya Nadella, Microsoft's CEO, will redirect his attention towards technological innovation. Nadella has showcased applications powered by generative AI models and shared valuable insights into his professional journey on a podcast.