March 12 (Reuters) - Rajesh Jha, a key Microsoft ( MSFT )

executive overseeing products including Windows and

Microsoft ( MSFT ) 365 apps like Word and Teams, announced his retirement

on Thursday after more than three decades with the company.

Jha, who runs the Experiences + Devices unit, will

transition out of his current position on July 1 and will stay

at Microsoft ( MSFT ) in an advisory role, according to a memo shared

with the company's employees.

The group also works on Microsoft's ( MSFT ) own hardware such as

Surface personal computers.

Jha also announced the promotions of Jeff Teper to executive

vice president and Sumit Chauhan and Kirk Koenigsbauer to

president, saying Microsoft ( MSFT ) CEO Satya Nadella and he had been

planning the succession for some time.

"Rajesh has been a constant throughout my entire life at

Microsoft ( MSFT )," Nadella said.

Last month, the company announced the retirement of its

gaming division head Phil Spencer and named insider Asha Sharma

as the executive vice president and CEO of the unit.