Chris Barry named the new president of Microsoft Canada, succeeding Kevin Peesker

With files from Lynn Greiner.

Chris Barry will thrive Kevin Peesker as the president of Microsoft Canada, next Peesker’s advertising to a all over the world function, Deb Cupp, president of Microsoft North The usa, introduced in a submit on LinkedIn. The changeover will manifest on July 1, the starting of Microsoft’s fiscal calendar year.

Barry’s 19-12 months journey at Microsoft started as a senior product manager of the Microsoft pill Personal computer division in 2005. He is presently the vice president of around the world enterprise business approach and earnings. He has beforehand held roles as Microsoft’s vice-president of organization and industrial, and normal manager of Microsoft’s Pacific West District. He also put in two a long time as a section of Microsoft Canada’s management staff less than Janet Kennedy, Microsoft Canada president concerning 2013 and 2017, and a different two with Peesker, just before going to his recent role.

Next the changeover, Kevin Peesker will direct Microsoft’s worldwide small, medium, company and electronic organization. Peesker joined the firm as the president of Microsoft Canada in August 2017, coming from considerable leadership encounter at Dell, together with an almost five-yr tenure as the president of Dell EMC Canada.

The two Peesker and Barry will operate in Toronto, Canada.