Jean Philippe Courtois, Microsoft President for EMEA region and Senior Vice President, Microsoft Corp. arrives in Bulgaria June 21, was announced by Microsoft local office. It is expected that he will meet President Peter Stoyanov and Prime Minister Ivan Kostov. Microsoft opened an office in Bulgaria in 1999 declaring its willingness to enlarge business operations in the country. Jean-Philippe Courtois, as President of Microsoft Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA), is responsible for all of the company`s business in its 38 European, Middle Eastern and African subsidiaries.