Meet SA’s 22-year-old Regional Director Of Microsoft
At only 22, Taylor Gibb from Durban has nailed a top position as Microsoft regional director in South Africa. A KwaZulu-Natal youngster who dropped out of school will have the heavy responsibility on his shoulders of working closely with product teams in Redmond, Washington, United States, as well as local Microsoft offices to align both business and technical strategy with existing and potential clients.
Gibb dropped out of school at the age of 14 and went on to achieve success in his field before being appointed to the position. After leaving school two weeks into Grade 9, Gibb knew being involved in computers was something he always wanted to do. He started by fixing computers in his mother’s garage and from there he said “it was a natural progression”.
He went on to become a successful software engineer at the Durban branch of one of the world’s largest software and gaming development companies, Derivco.
He also began speaking publicly at local tech events and was recognised as the youngest Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) in the world — an award that is given to those who share their technical expertise of Microsoft products with others.
