# clm_81F0D830E827

subject: Microsoft (/record/microsoft.md)  
predicate: chair  
value: John W. Thompson  
valid_from: 2014-02-04  
valid_to: 2021-06-16  
published: 2014-02-04  
recorded: 2026-10-30  
confidence: 0.95  
status: superseded  
assertable: true  
superseded_by: clm_2DF23E3BA528  
last_updated: 2026-10-30  
checked: 2026-10-30 · its source page states the value and the date  

> John Thompson, lead independent director for the Board of Directors, will assume the role of Chairman of the Board of Directors and remain an independent director on the Board.

What https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/789019/000119312514035080/d669538dex991.htm says, word for word.

## Sources

- https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/789019/000119312514035080/d669538dex991.htm (primary, Microsoft (8-K ex99.1), published 2014-02-04)

## Supersedes

- [Microsoft](/record/microsoft.md) | chair | [Bill Gates](/record/bill-gates.md) | valid 1981-01-01 to 2014-02-04 | conf 0.95 | superseded | superseded_by [clm_81F0D830E827](/claim/clm_81F0D830E827.md) | [clm_3B9EF60CF7CE](/claim/clm_3B9EF60CF7CE.md)

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