Asha Sharma announced today the appointment of Helen Chiang as the new Chief Operating Officer of the Xbox brand, who previously worked on growing the Xbox Live network and the Minecraft title, following the retirement of current COO Dave McCarthy after 17 years with the brand.
Chiang will bring the company's activities under a unified management model that helps in making clear investment decisions and learning from past successes and failures, which will assist management in taking responsibility for its decisions. As we know, Sharma has talked about her desire to organize and simplify the management structure of the company's development teams to increase efficiency and reduce the complexities that have hindered decision-making.