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Mikhail Parakhin is leaving his role as head of Bing Search and Microsoft Advertising and may move to a new role within Microsoft. “Mikhail Parakhin, head of the company’s Bing search engine and advertising business, will leave these positions and look for a new one, a week after the software giant Mustafa Suleyman, who was tasked with overseeing consumer artificial intelligence, asked Parakhin to report to him,” Bloomberg reported.
Mustafa Suleyman. Last week Microsoft announced that Mustafa Suleyman, the co-founder of DeepMind, a company that Google acquired years ago, would now lead Microsoft’s AI efforts as CEO of Microsoft AI. “Mustafa will become EVP and CEO of Microsoft AI, joining the senior leadership team (SLT) and reporting to me. I have known Mustafa for several years and have greatly admired him as the founder of both DeepMind and Inflection, and as a visionary, product creator and builder of game-changing teams pursuing bold missions,” wrote Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella. .
Mikhail Parakin. Mikhail Parakhin would have to answer to Mustafa Suleyman, but it looks like that won’t happen now. Mikhail Parakhin is stepping down from his position as head of Bing Search and Microsoft Advertising. An internal email secured from The Verge says:
Mikhail Parakhin has decided to explore new roles. Satya and I are grateful for Mikhail’s contributions and leadership and would like to thank him for all he has done to help Microsoft lead in the new wave of AI. He will report to Kevin Scott as he supports the WWE transition.
Mikhail Parakhin led many of Microsoft’s latest AI efforts around Bing Chat, now known as Copilot, and that integration into Microsoft products such as Bing Search, Office, and other services and devices.
Why we care. With Mikhail Parakhin stepping down, expect changes in the direction of these efforts at Bing Search and Microsoft Advertising. It is unclear whether Mikhail Parakhin will leave Microsoft completely or move to a new role.
Personal, I loved how transparent and accessible Parakhin was towards the industry.
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