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Mixed Satya Nadella Factual 3 Mar 2014 Tami Reller has held multiple CFO roles at Microsoft, for Microsoft Dynamics, the Product and Services Division and Windows. Satya Nadella · Factual · 3 Mar 2014 Their own work or organisation
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Mixed Jeremy Grantham Prediction Jul 2010 There is a 45% chance the market (S&P 500) rises to over 1400 by October 2011, accompanied by a speculative spin. Jeremy Grantham · Prediction · Jul 2010 Economics and markets
Mixed Michael Burry Factual 6 Apr 2010 After the crisis became clear in early 2007, the Fed chairman, Treasury secretary, president and senior members of Congress repeatedly underestimated its severity. Michael Burry · Factual · 6 Apr 2010 Economics and markets
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Mixed Michael Burry Factual 2006 Because home prices rose steadily for a long time, troubled homeowners were able to refinance, take cash out and often reduce monthly payments at the same time, which reduced foreclosure rates. Michael Burry · Factual · 2006 Economics and markets
Mixed Nouriel Roubini Prediction 2006 Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac would go bankrupt and the credit crunch would lead to a US recession by some time in 2007. Nouriel Roubini · Prediction · 2006 Economics and markets
Mixed Warren Buffett Factual 28 Feb 2002 Buffett previously assured shareholders that General Re was underwriting with discipline, and that assurance proved wrong. Warren Buffett · Factual · 28 Feb 2002 Their own work or organisation
Mixed Jeff Bezos Factual 2 Apr 2001 Amazon reached 25 million customers and $2 billion in sales, which it had not expected. Jeff Bezos · Factual · 2 Apr 2001 Their own work or organisation
Mixed Michael Burry Factual 2001 The cost of employee stock option compensation is borne by shareholders through significant dilution. Michael Burry · Factual · 2001 Economics and markets
Mixed Ray Kurzweil Factual 23 Oct 2000 The 'immune system' that evolved in response to computer viruses has been largely effective. Ray Kurzweil · Factual · 23 Oct 2000 Technology
Mixed Marc Andreessen Factual Jun 1995 Early in his time at the University of Illinois, Andreessen started working in a research lab at the university's physics research facility. Marc Andreessen · Factual · Jun 1995 Their own work or organisation
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Satya Nadella

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“Tami’s contributions to Microsoft are significant; she’s held multiple CFO jobs across the company, for Microsoft Dynamics, the Product and Services Division and Windows.”

Satya Nadella, Microsoft CEO, internal email 3 March 2014 Satya Nadella announces changes to senior leadership team (Microsoft Source)

Tami Reller has held multiple CFO roles at Microsoft, for Microsoft Dynamics, the Product and Services Division and Windows.

Mixed Partly true and partly false in roughly equal measure.

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What would count as true or false

Judged as of 2014-03-03. True: records show Tami Reller had held CFO roles at Microsoft for all three units named: Microsoft Dynamics (or its predecessor business), the Platforms and Services Division (or the division the claim calls 'Product and Services Division'), and Windows. A small naming slip in a division title, with the role itself confirmed, still counts as true. Mostly true: CFO roles are confirmed for two of the three and the third was a closely related finance leadership post rather than a CFO title. Mixed: CFO roles are confirmed for only one or two units and the others are not supported. Mostly false: she held finance or senior roles but only one CFO-level post, so 'multiple CFO jobs' is overstated. False: evidence shows she held no CFO role at Microsoft.

Evidence

  1. At the top of technology The Forum (Fargo, ND) · 16 July 2007
    “She worked in marketing before returning to Fargo to become the company's chief financial officer.”
  2. Memo: Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella looks to find perfect 'swing' with leadership changes GeekWire · 3 March 2014
    “Reller, meanwhile, had previously led marketing and finance in the Windows division before heading up Microsoft’s Marketing Group eight months ago.”
  3. Microsoft Announces Leadership Changes to Drive Next Wave of Products - Source Microsoft News Center (Microsoft Source) · 13 November 2012 Own record
    “She began her career in technology at Great Plains Software in 1984 while still in college, and was the company’s chief financial officer at the time the company was acquired by Microsoft in 2001.”
  4. Microsoft Announces Leadership Changes to Drive Next Wave of Products - Source Microsoft News Center (Microsoft Source) · 13 November 2012 Own record
    “Tami Reller retains her roles as chief financial officer and chief marketing officer and will assume responsibility for the business of Windows.”

Reasoning

Microsoft's 2012 announcement says Reller kept her role as chief financial officer while taking on the Windows business (E4). GeekWire, an independent source, says she had led finance in the Windows division (E2). The same announcement says she was chief financial officer of Great Plains Software when Microsoft acquired it in 2001 (E3), though the evidence does not itself link Great Plains to Microsoft Dynamics. None of the evidence shows a CFO role for the Platforms and Services Division (or 'Product and Services Division'), so only two of the three named CFO roles are supported.

Cite this claim

Satya Nadella, “Tami Reller has held multiple CFO roles at Microsoft, for Microsoft Dynamics, the Product and Services Division and Windows.” (said 3 March 2014). Verdict: mixed. Reliability API, claim c_c443a394c3e2, method 0.1.0+28da144b. https://epistacklabs.com/claims/c_c443a394c3e2

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