Microsoft ropes in GE’s finance chief Happe for COO job

Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) has appointed Carolina Dybeck Happe as EVP and chief operations officer in a newly created role, CEO Satya Nadella said in the company’s official blogpost.

As part of the transition, Happe will now oversee the Commerce + Ecosystems organization in Cloud + AI, the Microsoft Digital organization in Experiences + Devices, and the Microsoft Business Operations organization in Finance.

Happe joins Microsoft from GE, where she was the chief financial officer. She played an integral role in GE’s turnaround and separation into three independent companies, overseeing the reduction of $100B+ of debt, among other things, during her tenure.