Microsoft Maelstrom: Ayala to head new SMB group
crn.com | at | by Mike
The creation of a small- and midsize-business solutions and partner group to be headed by Microsoft's outgoing sales chief is viewed by partners as a big win,so long as his sales replacement is channel-friendly.
Microsoft Worldwide Vice President of Sales, Marketing and Services Orlando Ayala confirmed a CRN report last week that he will step aside from the No. 3 role to focus on the small- and midsize-business market and channel. Ayala's new position as group vice president of small and midmarket solutions and partners is effective July 1, although he has assumed many of those duties already.