Microsoft’s Enterprise and Partner Group (EPG) announced today that Peter Boit will fill the newly created role of vice president for Enterprise Partners, effective immediately. Boit will move from his previous role as vice president of the Microsoft Worldwide Commercial Sector group within EPG, where he has spent the past three years developing the team, industry strategy, solutions and partnerships to enhance satisfaction among Microsoft’s commercial customers in the manufacturing, financial services and retail & hospitality industries, and the past year taking the group beyond the U.S. to its current global focus.

In his new role, Boit will work closely with Simon Witts, corporate vice president of the EPG Worldwide, and Allison Watson, corporate vice president of Worldwide Partner Group, as well as senior business group leaders, to evolve Microsoft’s engagement with enterprise partners around the world and subsidiary Partner Team Units. A 15-year Microsoft veteran, Boit brings extensive field, industry and licensing experience to the role, and is expected to have a major influence as the company delivers upon its partner value proposition for the People-Ready Business.

As part of the announcement, PressPass spoke with Boit to understand his new role and the impact it will have on Microsoft’s work with enterprise partners.