Four years ago Microsoft had just two women on its board. Walmsley is now the fifth.
suggesting women should not ask for a pay raise but have "faith in the system." He soon apologized.
"Emma is an accomplished business leader who led major advances in research and development at GSK and will bring her significant insights and global experience to Microsoft," John Thompson, Microsoft's independent board chair, said in the statement on Thursday. "We believe she will be a valuable addition to the board."
The other women on Microsoft's board are Teri List-Stoll, Gap finance chief; Sandra Peterson, operating partner at Clayton, Dubilier & Rice; Penny Pritzker, founder of PSP Partners; and Padmasree Warrior, CEO of Fable Group and a former top executive at Cisco and Motorola.
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