Steve Berkowitz to Run MSN Online
“On Friday MicroSoft announced that it has hired away InterActive Corp search head Steve Berkowitz to lead its Online Business division, which includes MSN and Windows Live.
Berkowitz will replace David Cole on May 8, who announced he would be taking a leave of absence in March. In an e-mail to the Microsoft Platforms and Services Division Friday, Berkowitz’s new boss Kevin Johnson told employees that he had the right mix of experience and a “deep functional knowledge of the search.”