---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-25-010492"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "MSFT"
cik: "0000789019"
company_name: "MICROSOFT CORP"
filed_at: "2025-01-22T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-27T21:30:53.209387+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.45
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.45
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Microsoft EVP of Business Development Chris Young resigns effective immediately

## Summary
- Christopher D. Young resigned as Executive Vice President, Business Development, Strategy, and Ventures, effective January 22, 2025.
- Young will remain an employee for transition support and additional responsibilities through end of March 2025.
- No replacement named; the company has not announced a successor.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-25-010492
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: MSFT
- cik: 0000789019
- company_name: MICROSOFT CORP
- filed_at: 2025-01-22T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.45
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.45
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/789019/000119312525010492/0001193125-25-010492-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/789019/000119312525010492/d929748d8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-25-010492
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-25-010492.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-25-010492.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Christopher D. Young resigned as Executive Vice President, Business Development, Strategy, and Ventures at MICROSOFT CORP.
  - Action: resigned
  - Role: Executive Vice President, Business Development, Strategy, and Ventures
  source text: On January 22, 2025, Christopher D. Young informed Microsoft Corporation (the “Company”) of his decision to resign from the Company.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/789019/000119312525010492/0001193125-25-010492-index.htm

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