Memo: Helen Chiang, Xbox's first COO, is leaving Microsoft on October 23, just months after the role was created; she spent 21 years at the company (Tom Warren/The Verge)

Tom Warren / The Verge: Memo: Helen Chiang, Xbox's first COO, is leaving Microsoft on October 23, just months after the role was created; she spent 21 years at the company  —  Helen Chiang is leaving Microsoft after 21 years. … Xbox is losing its first chief operating officer (COO) after creating the new role just a few months ago.