Amy Coleman is stepping into the shoes of Kathleen Hogan as executive vice president and chief people officer (CPO), Microsoft.
Coleman admits to being “grateful and honored to step into the role as Microsoft’s chief people officer – a role change that comes as I celebrate my 25-year anniversary at Microsoft,” in her social-media post.
With a master’s degree in organisational psychology and human-resource development, Coleman’s association with Microsoft dates back to 1996 when she joined as compensation manager-key people equity programmes. Less than four years into this role, she was elevated to senior equity manager, compensation, in February of 2000. By September 2004 she had risen to the position of group HR manager, performance/talent management. After developing and executing the performance-management strategy, processes, and tools for Microsoft, ensuring alignment with talent management strategies for the next year and a half, Coleman moved to Curtis Consulting Group, in 2005.
As a consultant-HR/equity practice, Coleman led the design and execution of new equity solutions for a year and a half before joining Medio Systems as chief human resources officer, in 2007. After two years and eight months, she back at Microsoft, in September 2009, as HR director, mergers and acquisitions/workforce management.
A promotion in 2011 put her in the position of HR director, Cloud+ Enterprise, developer division and developer platform evangelism. A few more quick promotions later she assumed the role of vice president-human resources and corporate functions, in 2020. By January 2021, she was corporate vice president, human resources and corporate functions, a role she had been successfully essaying for four years till she was asked to take over from Kathleen Hogan.
As Hogan posts on social media, “Now it’s time for another change, and another opportunity to lead transformation at Microsoft – this time as Microsoft’s EVP, office of strategy and transformation.”
Hogan had served Microsoft as CPO for over a decade, starting 2015. However, her association with Microsoft dates back to 2003 when she joined as COO, worldwide sales. Six years later she was elevated to CVP, worldwide services. Another promotion six years later put her in the position of chief people officer, in 2015.
In the initial years of her career Hogan worked for Oracle as development manager for two years before moving to McKinsey & Co. as partner for nine years. This alumna of Harvard University is also a member of the board of Alaska Airlines
In her new role at Microsoft, she will be focused on defining Microsoft’s overarching corporate strategy and structure, and leading the company’s continuous transformation process.
