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Satya Nadella tops Fortune’s Businessperson of the year 2019 list

CEO of Microsoft, Satya Nadella has been named Businessperson of the year by Fortune. The list features 20 business leaders who tackled audacious goals, overcame impossible odds, and found creative solutions. Nadella emerged as a surprise choice by Microsoft in 2014 as he was neither a founder like Bill Gates nor he had the stature of a global leader but his hard work and leadership skills helped him achieve this title.

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