Ceo that ‘central role’ had at release Xbox consoles, leaving Microsoft

Former head of Microsoft’s Xbox division is for Sonos to work. That Microsoft itself published. The chief executive, Marc Whitten, played according to Microsoft, a ‘central role’ in the development of the various consoles.

Whitten worked since 2000 on the Xbox, says Microsoft in a statement on their own website. Whitten is the chief product officer within the Xbox division of Microsoft and has played a major role in the release of the Xbox, Xbox 360, and Xbox One.

Microsoft says that the rest of the management team of the Xbox division remains intact and will report to chief executive Terry Myerson. Whitten is going to Sonos to work, the maker of audio equipment. Whitten will Sonos chief product officer.

There are more Xbox-experts at Microsoft have left in the past year. In February stopped the head of the European Xbox division, Chris Lewis, Microsoft and last year departed Don Mattrick, the head of the Interactive Entertainment Business division, which includes the Xbox division.