Alex Kipman
according to Insider reports, Microsoft’s Alex Kipman, who is in charge of the HoloLens team, has tendered his resignation and will leave after a two-month transition period.At the same time according to GeekWire According to an email obtained by Scott Guthrie, vice president of cloud and AI at Microsoft, after his departure, the HoloLens team will be split in two, and the hardware part will be merged into Windows + Device led by Panos Panay. business group; and the software part is led by Jeff Teper’s Experiences + Devices division.
Kipman is in Another Insider article from MayHe was accused of inappropriate behavior towards female employees, including inappropriate touching behavior and inappropriate words about women, and even watching pornographic VR videos in front of office employees. A former executive said he had witnessed Kipman “massaging the shoulders” of a female employee, and even if the employee stopped him with a shrug, he was still like me. The situation eventually became so serious that other managers had to privately warn employees against leaving female employees alone with Kipman, and 25 of them compiled a report on Kipman’s bad behavior around them.
Microsoft has not confirmed or denied the allegations, saying only to Insiders that “all reports received will be investigated in detail and, if found to be true, clear and corresponding action will be taken.”