India, March 20 -- Microsoft is replacing its chief Ppeople officer (CPO) after rethinking its performance review process.

As a result, Kathleen Hogan, who held the title, will be shifted to a new role as executive vice president of the "Office of Strategy and Transformation," Business Insider reported.

She will be replaced by Amy Coleman, a Microsoft HR executive who had worked in the company for 25 years, across engineering, sales, marketing, and business development, according to the report.

"As we've seen time and again throughout our 50-year history, times of great change for the world and for our industry require us to have a mindset that enables us to continually adapt and transform ourselves," the report quoted CEO Satya Nadell...