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Kevin Okemwa

Microsoft wants to focus on "engineering quality" by re-hiring Windows veteran Hayete Gallot as its new security chief — allowing Charlie Bell to focus on "durable, high quality-experiences"

Hayete Gallot sits on a sofa at Google's offices with Google and Microsoft logos superimposed behind her.

Microsoft's CEO, Satya Nadella, recently announced that the company's Security Chief, Charlie Bell, is moving on to a new role as an individual contributor, further indicating that he'll be replaced by Hayete Gallot, Google Cloud’s former President for Customer Experience, in an internal memo shared on the Microsoft blog.

Bell joined Microsoft in 2021 to spearhead operations in the tech giant's cybersecurity division. However, Microsoft insiders speculated that the executive was preparing to retire.

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