![]() "John brings extraordinary experience in the mobile communications industry and deep business acumen, and we are delighted that he is joining Microsoft's board of directors," said John W. and global wireless industry, has been appointed to the company's board of directors, increasing the board's size to 11 members. Stanton, a pioneer and innovator in the U.S. REDMOND, Wash., J/PRNewswire/ - Microsoft Corp. With the addition of Stanton, the new Microsoft CEO now reports to 11 board members. He seems like a good fit for Microsoft as it swallows Nokia and works on becoming relevant in the post-PC, mobile world. It has an arm that operates mobile networks in the Caribbean and Latin America. Today, he's known mostly for his Seattle-area venture firm Trilogy Equity Partners that invests in (can you guess?) a lot of wireless startups. Stanton is known as one of the early pioneers of the wireless telecom industry.Ī billionaire by age 50, he started in the wireless cell phone business with Craig McCaw back in 1982. ![]() ![]() Microsoft has added a new board member to its ranks: John Stanton. ![]() Account icon An icon in the shape of a person's head and shoulders. ![]()
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