Microsoft today release a statement stating that Steven Sinofsky has been named President of the Windows Division.

Sinofsky has previously held several positions on Microsoft product teams. Most recently, he was the Senior vice president of the Windows and Windows Live engineering group. Most notable, Sinofsky previously oversaw the development of the Microsoft Office system of programs, servers and services, responsible for the product development of the 2007 Microsoft Office System, as well as the previous releases of Microsoft Office all the way back to Microsoft Office 2000.

  “Steven Sinofsky has demonstrated the ability to lead large teams that deliver great products. The work he and the team have done in getting ready to ship Windows 7 really defines how to develop and ship world-class software,” said Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer. “He is a perfect fit to lead the Windows group.”

This comes at a time when Microsoft is putting the final touches on Windows 7 and getting ready to release the RTM. "Windows 7 is receiving terrific feedback from customers, partners, analysts alike, and the entire Windows team has done a great job." wrote Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer in an internal email to employees announcing Sinofsky’s promotion.

In addition to Sinofsky’s promotion, Tami Reller, currently the chief financial officer fore the Windows Division, will take on the additional responsibility for marketing. Also Bill Veghte will be moving to a new leader ship role in the company which will be announced later this year. The transition between Reller and Veghte will take place in late July when Windows 7 reaches the release to manufacturing milestone.