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The Strategic Hire
Microsoft has recruited game industry analyst Matthew Ball as Xbox chief strategy officer. Ball publishes an annual state of video gaming report, which is a popular read across the game industry, and he is widely respected across gaming, media, and technology, according to Xbox CEO Asha Sharma.
Background and Experience
Sharma announced Ball is joining Microsoft in a memo to Xbox employees this morning, seen by The Verge. She described Ball as a longtime gamer, who has held strategy and leadership roles at Illumination, Amazon Studios, Otter Media, and Accenture Strategy. Matthew has been partnering with the team on strategy since day 10 and will officially start this period in the new position.
Matthew has been partnering with us on strategy since day 10 and will officially start this …
