Dobson quits MSN for BBC Worldwide
Chris Dobson, Microsoft's UK commercial head, is leaving the computing giant to join BBC Worldwide.
Dobson will take on an as-yet-unspecified senior global sales position
at the BBC's commercial arm. The move will make Chris Ward, Microsoft
UK's commercial director, the company's leading commercial
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Ward was appointed earlier this month to head Microsoft's restructured
UK commercial division.
Dobson, who has been with Microsoft for seven years, is the
vice-president of Microsoft UK Online Services Group, overseeing content
production, sales and marketing of Microsoft's consumer online business
in the UK. He was previously the vice-president of global sales for
Microsoft Advertising.
Microsoft poached Dobson from ZenithOptimedia, where he was the European
business development director. After joining Microsoft, Dobson headed
the development of MSN outside of the US.
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