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As president of Microsoft International Jean-Philippe Courtois leads sales marketing and services for all regions outside the U.S. and Canada including Europe the Middle East and Africa (EMEA); Japan; China; the Asia Pacific region; Latin America; and emerging markets. He also shares responsibility for Microsoft Corp.’s worldwide public sector team directing the company’s engagement with governments around the globe. Microsoft has evolved into a truly global company with more than 100 subsidiaries around the world and Courtois’ role centers around driving growth through strategic partnerships and globally integrated business operations. Courtois’ leadership reflects the company’s commitment to customers industry partners and governments. As president of Microsoft International Courtois also places a high priority on spreading the benefits of technology for economic and social development creating ubiquitous access to technology helping ensure Internet safety supporting education and generating economic growth and opportunity. As an industry leader Microsoft has a responsibility to enable access to technology in ways that help people realize their full potential and Courtois works to align Microsoft’s business priorities to help address these critical global issues. During his 22 years at the company Courtois has held several leadership positions. Previously as CEO of Microsoft EMEA he led the worldwide business planning process for EMEA improving customer satisfaction and enhancing regional integration. Before he was named CEO Courtois had served for three years as president of Microsoft EMEA and as vice president of worldwide customer marketing based in Microsoft’s U.S. headquarters in Redmond Wash.
Following the company’s reorganization in March 1999 a process that realigned Microsoft’s divisions to focus on core customers he launched the Customer and Partner Satisfaction initiative and was instrumental in managing its strategic global rollout. Before that he was vice president of Microsoft Europe in 1997 and became general manager for Microsoft France in 1994 following several promotions. Courtois joined Microsoft France in 1984 as a channel sales representative. Before joining Microsoft Courtois spent 18 months as a product manager for Memsoft a French accounting software company.
Courtois is administrator for PlaNet Finance and the official representative of Microsoft at Institut Montaigne. He is a past member of CSR Europe and the Advisory Council of the European Policy Centre. He also served as co-chairman of the World Economic Forum’s Global Digital Divide Initiative Task Force.
A French national Courtois graduated from The Ecole Superieure de Commerce Nice (CERAM) and obtained his DECS. Microsoft is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corp. in the United States and/or other countries.
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