Executive Biographies
John Mangelaars
John Mangelaars
Regional Vice President,
Consumer and Online, EMEA,
Microsoft
John Mangelaars is Regional Vice President of Microsoft’s new Consumer & Online International (COI) division for Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA). COI is responsible for Microsoft’s consumer business (PC, phone, web) in all markets outside the United States. COI drives all sales, marketing, content & programming, business development, and operations across Windows, Windows Mobile, Windows Live, MSN, advertising sales, and other services.
In this role, John is focused on delivering great end-to-end experiences to consumers across EMEA, in close cooperation with a broad network of retail and online partners, advertisers, and publishers.
A seasoned Microsoft leader with seventeen years experience at the company and a track record of building successful businesses, John was previously Regional Vice President for the Online Services Group, EMEA, responsible for the Windows Live and MSN online business.
Prior to this John was General Manager, Field and Partner Team, for the Information Worker (IW) Division at Microsoft’s Seattle based headquarters. In this role he was responsible for IW field strategy which included planning, field sales and partners. He was also responsible for the 2007 Office system field and partner preparations leading up to the launch.
John began his career at Microsoft in the Netherlands in 1990 when he lead the Apple Macintosh applications business. Since then he has held a number of key positions including General Manager of Microsoft Netherlands where, in three years, he boosted the Netherlands to the number one market in EMEA. Following this, John worked in the company’s EMEA headquarters running marketing for the region.
Now based in London where he lives with his family, John enjoys travelling and playing golf.
