Updated: September 25, 2007
Jean-Philippe Courtois leads global sales, marketing and services for Microsoft
International, a territory that spans 100 subsidiaries operating in over 240 countries
outside the United States and Canada. As president of Microsoft International, Courtois
drives strategic planning, global operations and key growth initiatives in developed
and emerging markets.
His responsibilities also include Microsoft's worldwide public sector and communication
sector businesses, which deliver strategic, high-value solutions to governments
and telecommunications companies around the world.
As a global technology leader, Microsoft is dedicated to serving citizens, businesses
and communities around the world. The company's innovative technologies and local
partnerships are transforming education, fostering local innovation and creating
employment opportunities that help fuel a continuous cycle of sustained social and
economic development. Courtois' leadership reflects these values and his deep personal
commitment to customer and partner satisfaction, which results from long-term and
trust-based relationships.
Courtois previously served as CEO and president of Microsoft Europe, Middle East
and Africa (EMEA), where he led business planning and sales, marketing and services.
Among his many notable accomplishments, significant improvements in customer satisfaction,
enhanced regional integration and record sales growth stand out.
Before his role in EMEA, Courtois was vice president of worldwide customer marketing,
based out of Microsoft's U.S. headquarters in Redmond, Wash. Courtois joined Microsoft
in 1984 as a channel sales representative, and after holding several leadership
positions rose to general manager for Microsoft France in 1994.
Outside of Microsoft, Courtois is administrator for PlaNet Finance and Microsoft's
official representative at the Institut Montaigne. He has served as co-chairman
of the World Economic Forum's Global Digital Divide Initiative Task Force and on
the European Commission Information and Communication Technology task force.
A French national, Courtois obtained his diplôme des études commerciales
supérieures (DECS) from the Ecole Superieure de Commerce, Nice (CERAM).
