• Reuters, Wednesday, November 6, 2013 2:24 PM

Several known candidates on the list to run Microsoft after Steve Ballmer moves on include Ford CEO Alan Mulally, former Nokia CEO Stephen Elop, and Computer Sciences Corp. CEO Mike Lawrie. There are a few internal candidates as well, such as former Skype CEO Tony Bates, and Satya Nadella, the company's cloud and enterprise chief. The list began with about 40 potential CEOs, according to Reuters. Nadia Damouni tells us a little about each candidate. Analysts and investors are calling for the next CEO to spin out the Xbox and Bing businesses.

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