Author: Andy Clayton-Smith

Andy Clayton-Smith is Executive Editor of The Record with responsibility for all Microsoft engagement activities within Tudor Rose, acting as the main stakeholder liaison for all areas of the business.

 

 

Interview

Microsoft’s new strategy: putting partners first

Microsoft’s new strategy: putting partners first
By Andy Clayton-Smith | 04 July 2019

Over the last 12 months, the firm has reinvented the way it works with its partners – a move which has led to over US$8 billion in additional revenue. Gavriella Schuster, corporate vice president of Microsoft’s One Commercial Partner Group, tells us more

Microsoft’s Gavriella Schuster tells us more about the firm’s reinvention over the last 12 months

Interview, Retail

Shelley Bransten is transforming retail and beyond

Shelley Bransten is transforming retail and beyond
By Andy Clayton-Smith | 27 June 2019

The corporate vice president of Retail and Consumer Goods at Microsoft is making it her mission to address retailers’ most important growth opportunities. Here she shares how she’ll do this in the months to come

Microsoft’s corporate vice president of Retail and Consumer Goods on addressing growth opportunities

Interview, Windows 10, Azure, AI

Microsoft is maximising value for its customers

Microsoft is maximising value for its customers
By Andy Clayton-Smith | 20 February 2019

At the beginning of July, Jennifer Byrne became chief technology officer for Microsoft US. Here she outlines her new role and responsibilities and tells us how the company will evolve in the year ahead

Jennifer Byrne, chief technology officer of Microsoft US, outlines her new role and how the firm will evolve this year

Interview

How Jean-Philippe Courtois is building success at Microsoft

How Jean-Philippe Courtois is building success at Microsoft
By Andy Clayton-Smith | 09 November 2018

As executive vice president and president for Global Sales, Marketing and Operations, Jean-Philippe Courtois leads Microsoft’s commercial business across 124 subsidiaries worldwide. Here he outlines how, hand-in-hand with partners, Microsoft is enabling technological success across the globe

Microsoft's executive vice president outlines how the company is enabling success across the globe

Interview

Microsoft’s Gavriella Schuster discusses new opportunities for partners

Microsoft’s Gavriella Schuster discusses new opportunities for partners
By Andy Clayton-Smith | 04 July 2018

At last year’s Inspire event, Microsoft announced major changes to the way it is working with partners. In an exclusive interview with The Record, Gavriella Schuster, corporate vice president of Microsoft’s One Commercial Partner organisation, tells us more about these changes and explains the opportunities that will be presented in the coming financial year

How the One Commercial Partner organisation is paving the way for a successful future