Amy Hood By Karly Lampard Amy Hood Chief
Amy Hood By Karly Lampard
Amy Hood • Chief Financial Officer at Microsoft since 2013 • Previously CFO of the Microsoft Business Division, and Chief of Staff for the servers and tools division, also at Microsoft, since 2002 • A major part in Microsoft’s $93. 6 billion in revenue in 2015, a $6. 7 billion increase from the fiscal year in 2014 • Helped company shift to devices and services • Very involved with the acquisition of Skype and others
Background and Education • Bachelors degree from Duke University in economics • Masters in Administration from Harvard • Worked at Goldman Sachs Group Inc. “You move fast or you get moved over… I continually took jobs I really wasn’t really qualified for. ”
Assets of Amy Hood • “Amy is a great collaborator with a history of successful cross-group projects” – Steve Ballmer, former Microsoft CEO • Does not hesitate to voice opinions or opposition • Easy to work with, approachable and open • Has a lot of experience with Wall Street and investors • Self-proclaimed as “pretty gritty”
Sources • Bort, Julie. "Steve Ballmer Explains Why He Chose Amy Hood For The CFO Job. " Business Insider, Inc, 08 May 2013. Web. 06 Nov. 2016. • Tu, Janet I. "Microsoft Names Amy Hood as New Chief Financial Officer. " The Seattle Times, 09 May 2013. Web. 06 Nov. 2016. • Bass, Dina. "Microsoft Names Amy Hood as First Female Finance Chief. " Bloomberg. com. Bloomberg, 9 May 2013. Web. 06 Nov. 2016. • Soper, Taylor. "Advice for Leaders from Microsoft CFO Amy Hood: ‘Every Risk I Took Built Confidence’. " Geek. Wire. N. p. , 08 June 2016. Web. 06 Nov. 2016. • "Amy Hood. " Forbes Magazine, n. d. Web. 06 Nov. 2016.
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