Microsoft CEO stresses importance of diversity

Seattle

IN his first shareholder meeting as chief executive officer of Microsoft Corp, Satya Nadella emphasised one message: Diversity matters.

At the 90-minute event on Wednesday in a corporate conference centre in Bellevue, Washington, the CEO discussed and responded to questions about how Microsoft is working to hire, retain and promote a more varied workforce, including having all employees take training that alerts them to their unconscious biases.