Manufacturing Magazine August 2024 | Page 16

KATHLEEN MITFORD
EXECUTIVE INSIGHT

Kathleen Mitford is the Corporate Vice President of Global Industry Marketing at Microsoft . A renowned expert in the industrial and manufacturing space , Kathleen crosscollaborates with engineering , sales and Microsoft โ€™ s partner team to brainstorm and executive marketing strategies that address the needs of industry today .

Before this , Kathleen was Corporate Vice President of Azure Marketing at Microsoft . She also served as PTC โ€™ s Chief Strategy Officer , leaving a respected legacy over her fifteen-year stint at the company .
As CVP of Global Industry Marketing at Microsoft , Kathleen has been a critical voice in Microsoft โ€™ s drive to enhance its AI , data and cloud solutions . Between now and 2026 Microsoft will invest US $ 3.3bn to develop its state-of-the-art data centre campus in Wisconsin .
The company also announced in April it would invest US $ 1.7bn into advancing AI and cloud infrastructure in Indonesia . This is in addition to the suite of solutions that Microsoft announced at Hannover Messe earlier in June . Kathleen met with Manufacturing Digital to tell us more , sharing her perspective on the data-driven future of manufacturing and her accomplished career . Q . WHAT SOLUTIONS DID MICROSOFT ANNOUNCE AT HANNOVER MESSE ?

ยป So at Hannover Messe we announced manufacturing data solutions in Fabric and Copilot template for factory

KATHLEEN MITFORD

TITLE : CORPORATE VICE PRESIDENT OF GLOBAL INDUSTRY MARKETING
COMPANY : MICROSOFT
INDUSTRY : IT & TECHNOLOGY SERVICES
LOCATION : REDMOND , WASHINGTON , UNITED STATES
Kathleen Mitford is the Corporate Vice President of Global Industry Marketing at Microsoft . With a special place in her heart for the industrial and manufacturing space , Kathleen is a renowned expert on developing technologies and crafting strategies to create exceptional customer experiences .
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