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Sean Endicott

Former Surface design lead comes out of retirement to join Panos Panay at Amazon

Surface Pro X rear side in black.

Another driving force behind Microsoft's Surface range of products has joined Amazon. Former head of design for Windows and devices, Ralf Groene, announced this week that he has started a new role at Amazon. Groene, who worked at Microsoft for almost 18 years, is now in a new role leading design for the Amazon Devices & Services business. The former Microsoft lead shared the news on LinkedIn.

Groene joins former Windows and Surface lead Panos Panay at Amazon. Panay left Microsoft in 2023 in a move that surprised many. The list of former Microsoft leads and executives is sizeable at this point, and also includes Xbox cofounder J Allard, who also works on the Amazon Devices & Services team.

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