Microsoft (MSFT) has hired game industry analyst Matthew Ball as Xbox chief strategy officer and appointed Scott Van Vliet as chief technology officer, with Asha Sharma highlighting their experience across gaming, media, and cloud platforms in a broader leadership expansion at Xbox, The Verge’s Tom Warren reports. In a memo to Xbox employees seen by The Verge, Sharma said that “Matthew has been partnering with us on strategy since day 10 and will officially start this month, reporting to me.”
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