Microsoft hires former Disney, GM exec as CIO
Microsoft said on Thursday that it has hired Tony Scott as chief information officer to head management of its internal IT systems.
Scott fills a position open since November, when Microsoft fired previous CIO Stuart Scott for violating company policies. The company did not disclose which policies those were. Tony Scott will report to Chief Operating Officer Kevin Turner.
In a statement, Turner said Scott's responsibilities will focus on making the most out of Microsoft's IT investments, providing feedback to Microsoft product groups, and sharing best practices with other high level IT executives.
Scott comes to Microsoft from Walt Disney, where he led a major IT infrastructure upgrade. Before that, he was chief technology officer at General Motors and vice president of operations at Bristol-Myers Squibb.
Martin LaMonica is a senior writer for CNET's Green Tech blog. He started at CNET News in 2002, covering IT and Web development. Before that, he was executive editor at IT publication InfoWorld. E-mail Martin. 
- They fired and hired Scott
- by nmcphers January 17, 2008 1:15 PM PST
- Interesting.
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- Meet the new boss, same as the old boss
- by AndrewRich January 17, 2008 2:40 PM PST
- It's all about efficiency! This way they don't need to change the nameplate on his office door.
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