Panos Panay (technology executive)

For the Recording Academy executive, see Panos Panay (music executive).
Panos Panay
MBA BSC
Portrait of Panay
Born
Panos Costa Panay

United States
Alma materCalifornia State University, Northridge
Known forSurface, Chief Product Officer at Microsoft

Panos Costa Panay (Greek: Πάνος Κώστα Παναή)[1] is a Greek American business executive. He leads Amazon’s consumer electronics business, which includes Alexa, Echo, Kindle, Fire TV, Fire tablets, Ring, eero, Blink, and the Amazon Appstore—as well as future looking initiatives such as Zoox autonomous vehicles, and Project Kuiper, which seeks to increase global broadband access with a constellation of satellites. He is the creator of the Microsoft Surface line of premium devices and the Windows 11 operating system. He was the chief product officer of Microsoft, where he oversaw the company's Windows and Devices division.[2][3][4] He led the vision and strategy for Windows + Devices, which included the development and design of Windows and Windows 365, the development, design, supply chain, and manufacturing of Microsoft hardware, including Microsoft Surface and Mixed Reality devices, as well as the creation of EDU products and features.[5][6] He announced that he was leaving Microsoft on September 18, 2023.[7]

Panay introduced Windows 11 on the Windows Experience Blog on June 24, 2021, and launched the Microsoft Surface line of devices on October 26, 2012.[8][2]

  1. ^ Χαράλαμπος Ζάκος, "Κύπριος έφτιαξε τον υπολογιστή της Microsoft «Surface»-Θα βραβευτεί στο Προεδρικό από τον CIPA", NewsBomb Cyprus June 22, 2017
  2. ^ a b Panos Panay, "Introducing Windows 11", Windows Experience Blog, June 24, 2021
  3. ^ "Panos Panay (Bio)", Microsoft News Center
  4. ^ "Microsoft to combine Windows Client and Surface teams under product chief Panos Panay". TechSpot. Retrieved 2020-08-10.
  5. ^ Spence, Ewan. "Panos Panay, The Humble Heart Of Success Inside Microsoft's Surface Hardware". Forbes. Retrieved 2023-09-14.
  6. ^ Foley, Mary Jo. "Microsoft to combine its Windows client and hardware teams under Chief Product Officer Panos Panay". ZDNet. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
  7. ^ X (Twitter) post
  8. ^ Gallo, Carmine. "A Rockin' Presentation: Microsoft Exec Brings Passion To The Surface". Forbes. Retrieved 2023-09-14.