First, it was Phil Spencer and Xbox, now it's Panos Panay with Windows and Surface.
Since the era of ex-Windows lead Terry Myerson, Windows itself hasn't had a seat at the big boy table within Microsoft. However, that has now changed. Chief Product Officer Panos Panay has taken up a new role as an Executive Vice President (via Bloomberg), joining recent appointee Xbox lead Phil Spencer at the senior leadership table, answering directly to CEO and board director Satya Nadella.
Full story from the WindowsCentral blog...