Reading, 7th July 2006 -Microsoft today announced the appointment of Gordon Frazer as its new Managing Director, Microsoft Ltd. He will take up the position on 31st July 2006 re-locating from South Africa where he has successfully managed Microsoft’s business for four years.
Jean-Philippe Courtois, President, Microsoft International and Senior Vice President Microsoft Corporation said: “I’m delighted that Gordon has accepted the appointment to the UK. He brings with him exceptional experience of Microsoft’s business and a commitment to leadership excellence. During his time leading Microsoft’s business in South Africa, Gordon drove double-digit growth, effectively doubling the business. He is passionate about responsible leadership and people development, and led Microsoft to being consistently recognised as one of the top three Best Companies to Work For in South Africa.”
About Gordon Frazer
Gordon joined Microsoft South Africa in 1995.
In 1997 he became director of Microsoft South Africa’s Enterprise & Partner Group; sales gains of 70-80% a year were achieved in the SQL server product line.
He pioneered a Microsoft South Africa world first – Developer Days (a format for personal interaction with the developer community). The first was attended by 150 people; today attendance regularly tops 1200.
In 2001 Gordon Frazer took the Outstanding Contributor Award at Microsoft’s global sales convention. He won the Leadership Award the same year.
Gordon was appointed as General Manager Microsoft, South Africa in 2002.
Before joining Microsoft South Africa, Gordon was technical director of SX Software Engineering and prior to that was a business analyst at Anglo American and Nedfin.
Gordon is married and has a son and daughter. He was born in Cork, Ireland.
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