Sticking to Microsoft over the years, Satya Nadella has finally been honoured by been appointed as the new chief operating officer of one of the biggest companies of the world. People say that Nadella is not only promising, but also has some amazing leadership qualities which is capable of bringing this company to the top of all. Handpicked and nominated by the ex CEO of Microsoft, Steve Ballmer, Nadella has not only help Microsoft grow as a company over the years but has also grown and improved the qualities within him, which is required to run such a massive company. Known to be extremely promising, he has surely seen the steps of promotion of success, starting right from scratch and going on to be the executive Vice President of Microsoft and Cloud, and today he is regarded as the only man which could stabilize this huge billion dollar company. There is no debate that he would be successful in all his endeavors after witnessing his past pages of accomplishments in various fields. So here is a list of the top 10 things we know about this great man, who has been given the commendable responsibility of leading Microsoft.

10. He maintains a low profile

Satya Nadella definitely is an extremely bright and intellectual man, but does not believe too much in public spaces. Hardly seen at events, other than Microsoft meetings, he tries his best to keep it low and maintain a low profile, a man who just concentrates on building and working the company rather than making public appearances for nothing. Keeping his work first, he is determined to facilitate the growth process of Microsoft and thus believes in keeping his profile low and work with determination.

9. The man behind growing Microsoft revenue

Satya Nadella was chose due to his ability and his capable skills to increase the company’s revenue. Microsoft Cloud Service group had seen an increase in revenue from about $16 billion to $20 billion, thanks to the leadership and supervision of Nadella. Due to his leadership qualities and intellect, he brought in huge source of revenue, which proved as a plus point for him and a stepping stone towards the seat of Microsoft CEO.

8. Microsoft’s Cloud Visionary

Microsoft Azure was completely led under Satya Nadella, which changed the dimension of the working of Microsoft. It made Microsoft as a company value cloud solutions, which was a great changing factor for this company which had only focused on software development and products before. It helped Microsoft grow and increase its sales and revenue extensively, and therefore this Cloud solution led by Nadella has surely been seen as a great achievement by people all across the globe.

7. Search and Ad interests

Before he went on to occupy this position at Microsoft, Satya Nadella was involved in the online business group of Microsoft. He was also the corporate vice president for the company’s Search and Advertising group, and enlarge the scope for research and development for the online service platform for Microsoft, and undoubtedly did exceptionally well in these areas.

6. Understanding of an enterprise

Satya Nadella has gone through different phases of working at Microsoft and using his enterprising skills to help this company grow and nurture. He had previously served as the president of Microsoft server and tools business and also headed the Microsoft Business Division. This man has the clear and distinct understanding of how to run an enterprise, due to which he went on to be the leader of the company’s Cloud and Enterprise operations. Been a part of Microsoft for a long period of time, he has seen the different lines and speculations of running various areas of this company, making him perceptibly fine to run Microsoft today.

5. Been a Microsoft person for long

Satya Nadella has been associated with Microsoft since 1992, and has been there long enough to work under the influence of Bill Gates and see Steve Ballmer becoming the CEO of Microsoft and also nominating him for the same post. Been promoted again and again in different ranks and positions, he finally made it to the topmost position of the company due to his dedication and determination towards the company for so long a period of time.

4. Started his career at Sun

Nadella had started his career at Sun Microsystems, when he was beginning to use his enterprise and technological skills in the particular areas. Not much is known about his job profile at the company, but working at Sun had surely sharpened his skills and knowledge of how the enterprise sector actually works, which could be one of the reasons he is heading Microsoft today.

3. Comparatively young when compared to other CEO’s

Satya Nadella is the youngest CEO Redmond has seen, as compared to its former CEO such as Steve Ballmer. He has the potential and the time to run the company for at least the next 20 years. Born in 1967, people expect this young man to get in fresh talent and fresh breath of achievement and growth in this growing company, and is capable of running the company for the coming long years if he does things just right.

2. Extremely well educated

There have never been any doubts regarding his intellectual decisions and his capability of running an enterprise and leading a company as large as Microsoft. All this came to him over time when he graduated from Mangalore University in India, and went on to pursue his Masters of Science degree in Computer Science from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. He then went on higher with his studies by also attaining an MBA degree from University of Chicago Booth School of Business. His educational background has been rich and strong, which makes it evident when we see his entrepreneur skills and leadership qualities which has come with a lot of dedication and hard work overtime.

1. Born in Hyderabad, India

Originally an Indian citizen, he was born in the city of Hyderabad before he went abroad to the United States to make it big in the field of computer sciences. Nadella was also an accomplished cricket player, but his passion and love for the IT and computer industry took him to different cities in the United States, to harness his qualities and sharpen his knowledge.