The Daily Mail has raided the senior ranks of Microsoft to appoint a chief to head up its digital expansion into international markets. Mail Online has appointed James Leaver, director of global investments and partnerships, advertiser and online at Microsoft, has been appointed to head up the digital expansion of the newspaper publisher outside its core markets of the US, UK and Australia. Leaver, who will be based in London, takes on the newly created role of general manager, international at Mail Online.