Xbox president Sarah Bond issues farewell as she departs company

Xbox President Sarah Bond has posted a statement she sent to Xbox staff as she departs from the company after an almost nine-year tenure. Last night news broke that Xbox CEO Phil Spencer will be retiring from Microsoft, with Bond also departing the company as Asha Sharma – lead of Microsoft's CoreAI product – takes over as CEO of Xbox.

When the news broke, statements from Spencer, Sharma, current head of Xbox Game Studios, Matt Booty and Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella all emerged online, with Bond notably absent. This, mixed with Bond posting on LinkedIn hours prior to the news of her departure breaking, led to some wondering what happened between Bond and the company.

However, later Bond posted again on LinkedIn and shared a message she sent to the team at Xbox. In the message Bond says, "I know there’s a lot of news to take in today. I’m incredibly proud of what we’ve built together over the past eight-plus years.

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