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Microsoft’s head of comms is leaving after almost 20 years
Frank Shaw is leaving Microsoft after 17 years as chief communications officer.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by The Verge
Microsoft head of communications Frank Shaw leaving after nearly 30 years of shaping the software giant’s public messaging
WorldPingWhat happened
Shaw worked with all three of Microsoft's CEOs—Bill Gates, Steve Ballmer, and Satya Nadella— and has played a major role in shaping much of how Microsoft communicates to the outside world.
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- Reported by Fortune and published Fri, 11 Sep 2026 17:49:57 UTC.
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Microsoft head of communications Frank Shaw leaving after nearly 30 years of shaping the software giant’s public messaging
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