Antoine Leblond, former corporate vice president of Windows, has joined Jon DeVaan and Grant George in leaving the software giant after a perceived snub following a recent reorganisation at Microsoft.
DeVaan, Grant and Leblond were all left with unclear roles in the company following the September reshuffle of the Windows business unit, which saw all of them lose their executive positions.
According to Re/code, which claims to have seen a copy of an email sent to colleagues announcing his resignation, Leblond said: "After almost 25 years, I've decided it's time for me to go out and see what the non-Microsoft world has to offer.
"Every single day I have had here has been amazing in its own way, and I will never look back on all of these years with anything but fondness, pride in what we've accomplished together, and a real appreciation for having been lucky enough to be part of so many awesome things."
He will leave on the 9,000th day of his employment.
Most of Leblond's Microsoft career was spent in the Office business unit, working with Steven Sinofsky for much of that time.
He moved to the Windows unit at the same time as Sinofsky and was behind the development of the cloud services and store for Windows 8.
However, when Sinofsky resigned in 2012, Leblond stayed on as corporate vice president of Windows until the September 2013 reshuffle.
"I am sad to leave all of you, but also incredibly excited for what comes next," Leblond's email concluded.
-
Asus ZenScreen Fold OLED MQ17QH reviewReviews A stunning foldable 17.3in OLED display – but it's too expensive to be anything more than a thrilling tech demo
-
How the UK MoJ achieved secure networks for prisons and offices with Palo Alto NetworksCase study Adopting zero trust is a necessity when your own users are trying to launch cyber attacks
-
Trainline's new API wants to take the pain out of your business tripNews API collects rail journey data across 24 countries to book all your tickets at once
-
Google is being sued for paying female employees less than their male counterpartsNews Former female Googlers have filed a lawsuit against the search giant
-
Google must share salary data in gender pay gap disputeNews The snapshot of 8,000 salaries is a fraction of the Department of Labor's original request
-
How digital technology is making employees happier, healthier and more productiveIn-depth Prevention is sometimes the best medicine, for both employee and employer
-
Apple: We've eliminated the gender pay gapNews Tech giant now pays women equally to men, claims annual diversity report
-
Are Apple, Microsoft & Samsung using slave labour?News Almost half of major technology firms have no idea where the components for their devices come from, it emerges
-
Apple waves goodbye to US sales head and PR chiefNews Zane Rowe and Katie Cotton depart from Cupertino while Apple looks to innovate
-
Government backs scheme to get more women to pursue tech careersNews The Your Life campaign wants more young women to study STEM subjects and embark on tech careers
