Stephen Elop Business Division Microsoft Corporation

Stephen Elop is the head of the business division of Microsoft Corporation. He gained this position at the age of 44 through sheer hard work and dedication. He has helped the company gain by getting the hold of the opposition company, Adobe Systems Inc. Due to his appearance he was nick named as general by his group people. He sported a military style hair-cut and his dresses were heavily starched. His fellow employees respected him to a great extent for his courteous nature.

According to the Vice chairman of Centreville, Umesh Ramakrishnan Stephen Elop is an energetic person he has ever met. It was Stephen who has helped Macromedia to get Flash into the market. He can predict what is good for the market and work accordingly. A skilled computer professional with notable business management skills he is a person who in a way is calculating the growth of the IT business.

Stephen Elop is originally from Canada. He holds a computer engineering and management degree from McMaster University in Ontario. In his decades long illustrious career he has always worked with reputed companies. He was formerly working with Lotus Development Corp and Boston Chicken Inc. He later started working with Macromedia's Web/IT department. He became the companys CEO in 2005 January. Shortly after his becoming CEO the company bought Macromedia for $3.4 billion.

Adobe shares worth $5.1 million were held by Stephen Elop. This is what basically allowed Microsoft, which is his new company, to get hold of their rival. After acquiring the company the company progressed financially. The company attained great heights under his leadership. Suddenly in June 2006 Stephen resigned. The Juniper Networks Inc. hired him as their COO in January 2007. He was able to get this job because he connection in the big league.

Jeff is one of the presidents at Microsoft and reports directly to CEO Steve Ballmer. Microsoft has added the products of Unified Communications to their business division. To continue Jeffs legacy would a challenge for Stephen Elop. But according to Swenson Elop knows how to function in all the areas. It is really difficult a find a person as capable as him. His skills, especially in the business negotiation and finalization of deal segment are unparalleled.

As per Ramakrishnan, Stephen Elop should have his presence felt in Unified Communications. The whole world is trying to move towards telecom and media technology and there is an unprecedented growth in this segment. To fuel this growth it is a must to have business leaders like Stephen Elop. Stephen elop