His departure follows complaints and allegations ofsexual harassment and verbal abuse.
While Microsoft has yet to comment on Kipman’s resignation, an internal email obtained byGeek Wireconfirmed his departure.
The email describes Kipman’s departure as a business reorganization.
According to the internal email sent out Tuesday evening, the company has reorganized Kipman’s mixed reality division.
The company’s Mixed Reality Hardware group will join Panos Panay’s Windows & Devices organization.
The memo also indicates that Kipman will continue for two more months to aid the transition.
However, it says nothing about the allegations.
These allegations included incidents of unwanted touching, sexual harassment, and verbal abuse.
The sources also reported that Kipman allegedly watched a pornographic VR film in front of coworkers at one time.
More sources told Insider that the HR had instructed them not to leave ladies alone in Kipman’s vicinity.
According to the report, the Human Resources Department had to chaperone Kipman during meetings.
Kipman began working at Microsoft in 2001.
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