Julie Larson-Green to head up Windows enginering and Tami Reller in charge of business, marketing strategy

We just learned about Steven Sinofsky’s abrupt departure from Microsoft, but who are the two new people who were appointed by Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer to head up the Windows division? Julie Larson-Green is now the Windows software and hardware engineering lead, while Tami Reller will be in charge of business and marketing strategy for Windows. Lets take a look at their profiles, directly from Microsoft.

“Since 1993, Larson-Green has worked on and led some of the most successful products for Microsoft, including the user experiences for early versions of Internet Explorer, and helped drive the thinking behind the refresh of the user experience for Microsoft Office. For Windows 7 and Windows 8 she was responsible for program management, user interface design and research, as well as development of all international releases. She has a master’s degree in software engineering from Seattle University and a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Western Washington University. In her new role she will be responsible for all future Windows product development in addition to future hardware opportunities.”

“Reller joined Windows in 2007 from the Microsoft Dynamics Division where she held a number of leadership positions. She began her career in technology at Great Plains Software in 1984 while still in college, and was the company’s chief financial officer at the time the company was acquired by Microsoft in 2001. She has a bachelor’s degree in mathematics from Minnesota State University Moorhead and an MBA from St. Mary’s College in Moraga, Calif. In her expanded role she will assume the lead in driving business and marketing strategy for Windows devices, including Surface and partner devices, in addition to her current marketing and finance responsibilities.”