Xbox's first chief operating officer is out after just a few months
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TL;DR
- Helen Chiang is leaving Microsoft after 21 years.
- Chiang was promoted to Xbox's first chief operating officer (COO) in July.
- The COO role was created as part of Xbox's "reset" with end-to-end P&L responsibility.
- Xbox CEO Asha Sharma announced Chiang's departure in a brief internal memo.
- Chiang's responsibilities are being split among other Xbox leaders temporarily.
- The departure occurs amid rumors of upcoming layoffs at Xbox.
- Microsoft declined to comment on the specifics of Chiang's exit.