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Ballmer Quits Microsoft Board to Spend More Time With His NBA Team

posted by n1 on Wednesday August 20 2014, @08:11AM   Printer-friendly
from the and-nothing-of-value-was-lost dept.

gewg_ writes:

A letter from Steve Ballmer in Redmond's press release section confirms he is stepping down as a board member.

In the six months since leaving [the CEO position], I have become very busy. I see a combination of the Clippers, civic contribution, teaching and study taking a lot of time. I have confidence in our approach of mobile-first, cloud-first, and in our primary innovation emphasis on platforms and productivity and the building of capability in devices and services as core business drivers. I hold more Microsoft shares than anyone other than index funds and love the mix of profits, investments and dividends returned in our stock. I expect to continue holding that position for the foreseeable future.

Given my confidence and the multitude of new commitments I am taking on now, I think it would be impractical for me to continue to serve on the board, and it is best for me to move off.

 
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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday August 20 2014, @01:30PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday August 20 2014, @01:30PM (#83514)

    Too bad there's going to never be a way to see him off the board

    He's 58, give it another 20-30 years.