Panos Panay elevated to the senior leadership team, to advise CEO Satya Nadella

Microsoft head of Windows and devices Panos Panay has been promoted to Executive Vice President. He will be a part of a team that directly advises CEO Satya Nadella.

Microsoft has promoted its head of Windows and devices Panos Panay to the role of an Executive Vice President who will now be one of the primary advisers to Microsoft Chairman and CEO Satya Nadell. Panos Panay, who is most associated with the Surface device line up, is being added to the company’s Senior Leadership Team (SLT). Panay was promoted last year to lead Microsoft’s Windows and devices businesses and has been involved in the development of Microsoft’s popular Surface laptops. The internal reshuffle is significant because this is the first time that a Windows rep will be in the SLT since former EVP Terry Myerson departed after over 21 years of service.