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Phil Harrison Leaves Microsoft After Three Years
Microsoft has confirmed to Game Informer that Phil Harrison has departed the company. The former vice president joined the Xbox team in 2012.
“Following a successful tenure as Corporate Vice President in Xbox in Europe, Phil Harrison has chosen to pursue business interests outside of Microsoft,” said head of Xbox Phil Spencer in a statement sent to us via email. “Phil has been a distinguished leader for our European Xbox team – overseeing production at our award-winning European studios and making a substantial contribution to the Xbox business globally. I want to thank Phil for his creativity and leadership over the past three years. Phil is a great friend of mine and I wish him the very best with his future endeavors.”
We met with Harrison last year at E3 amidst changes to the Xbox division following the appointment of Spencer as head of Xbox. You can read that interview (and the aftermath) for more.
[Source: MCV]
Our Take
Harrison is one of the last members of Don Mattrick’s old guard to depart Microsoft. Phil Spencer has been putting his own staff in place since he took over, unifying the brand and the message.
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