By CNET Asia Staff, 13 August 2003 07:50
NEWS A top executive has left Motorola to head Microsoft's operations in China, according to wire agency Dow Jones. Timothy Chen, the former president of Motorola China, will hold the newly created position of CEO for Microsoft's Greater China region. He will start 1 September and will be responsible for supervising all of the companys business lines in its Greater China region. Chen's move to Microsoft is another sign of the country's importance to the Redmond, Washington-based software giant. Among other factors, the growth of the open source Linux operating system has spurred friendly overtures from Microsoft to the Chinese government. The company has begun donating money to educational projects and investing in joint ventures with local companies in 2002 in a bid to improve diplomatic ties with China. Recently, Microsoft signed a pact with Chinese officials to reveal Windows code, making China among the first to benefit from its programme to allay the security fears of governments.
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