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As Microsoft's Chief Operating Officer, Kevin Turner is responsible for the strategic and operational leadership of Microsoft's worldwide sales, marketing and services organization. Turner leads a global organization of over 32,000 employees, including field sales and marketing professionals who delivered over $40 billion USD in revenue during fiscal 2005. In addition to driving sales and marketing programs, Turner’s areas of responsibility include corporate support organizations, including product and customer support services, branding, advertising, public relations, market research, and relationship marketing. Turner also oversees corporate operations and internal Information Technology that supports the work of over 64,000 Microsoft employees around the world.
Along with Bill Gates, Steve Ballmer and seven other senior executives, Turner serves on the Senior Leadership Team that sets the overall strategy and direction for Microsoft.
Prior to Microsoft, Turner worked nearly 20 years at Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., where he started as a cashier while going to college. Upon graduating from college, he held various leadership positions within Wal-Mart, including most recently as president and chief executive officer of SAM'S CLUB, with over 46 million members and over $37.1 billion USD in annual sales. Before this role, Turner worked 13 years in the IT department where he achieved the level of executive vice president and chief information officer for Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., in which he oversaw all information systems and IT operations for the company worldwide.
In 1995 at the age of 29, Turner became the youngest corporate officer ever named at Wal-Mart. In 1997 while having worldwide responsibility for all Application Development and Support at Wal-Mart, Turner became the recipient of the first "Sam M. Walton - Entrepreneur Of The Year" Award, which is the highest honor given at Wal-Mart and is voted on by the Walton Family.
Turner has also received various honors including: TIME Magazine— People To Watch In International Business, FORTUNE Magazine— #4 Top 10 Most Influential on 40 Under 40, Business 2.0—The 20 Young Execs You Need To Know, 20/20 Vision Award and CIO 100 Award—CIO Magazine.
Turner graduated in 1987 from East Central University in Ada, Oklahoma, with a Bachelor of Science degree in Management, and was named the Distinguished Alumnus in 2003. Turner lives in Washington with his wife and three children. | 