J. Allard, one of the founders of Xbox, joined Amazon last month as a vice president in the devices and services team. Allard confirmed in an email to the media that he had assumed the new position, noting that it was too early to disclose details of his duties, but that he would work on “new ideas.”
According to the site GeekWireAllard will report to Panos Panai, the former head of Microsoft's Windows and Service sectors, who recently joined Amazon after a nearly 20-year career at the giant company.
Allard spent more than two decades at Microsoft, where he co-founded the Xbox division, launched the Xbox Live network, and developed the Xbox 360. He also oversaw the development of the Zune, a competitor to the Apple iPod.
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Allard left Microsoft in 2010 following his work on Project Courier, a tablet that was canceled before its official launch. Since his departure, Allard has focused on running Project 529, a community service organization aimed at reducing bike theft, before it was recently acquired by Two Three Bird.
