Software King of the World, Microsoft, has appointed Nicole Dezen as chief partner officer.
The move follows the exit from the building of Vole’s former channel chief Rodney Clark.
Alongside the newly created title, Dezen will hold the position of corporate vice president of global partner solutions, formerly held by Nick Parker who has been promoted to president of industry and partner sales.
Parker said Dezen brings a “unique perspective” to Microsoft’s efforts and a “complete left to right view” of opportunities and challenges facing partners.
He said: “Nicole’s elevation to CPO at Microsoft shows our new, deeper approach to channel and ecosystem leadership and advocacy. Nicole has built two key leadership roles that will report to her.
