# clm_3B9EF60CF7CE

subject: Microsoft (/record/microsoft.md)  
predicate: chair  
value: [Bill Gates](/record/bill-gates.md)  
valid_from: 1981-01-01  
valid_to: 2014-02-04  
published: 2001-09-27  
recorded: 2026-10-30  
confidence: 0.95  
status: superseded  
assertable: true  
superseded_by: clm_81F0D830E827  
last_updated: 2026-10-30  
checked: 2026-10-30 · its source page states the value and the date  

> William H. Gates, 45, was a founder of the Company and has served as Chairman of the Board since the Company’s incorporation in 1981.

What https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/789019/000103221001501143/ddef14a.htm says, word for word.

## Sources

- https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/789019/000103221001501143/ddef14a.htm (primary, Microsoft (DEF 14A), published 2001-09-27)

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