Microsoft Philippines gets first woman chief

MICROSOFT Corp has appointed Karrie Capellan-Ilagan (pic) as the new managing director for Microsoft Philippines, the first time a woman will be helming the local subsidiary of the world’s largest software company.
 
Ilagan’s appointment, announced Aug 24,  comes after tech colossus IBM also named this year a Filipina, Mariels Almeda-Winhoffer, as the first female boss of its Philippine office.