Slack CEO departs Salesforce

Today is a new and exciting day for me, Slack and Salesforce. I am proud to be named Slack's new CEO, accepting the baton from the thoughtful and innovative founder Stewart Butterfield. Thank you Stewart for what you've built and for trusting me with the most important role of my life. Simply put, there would be no Slack without Stewart. He's built an incredible company that has redefined modern collaboration with a team grounded in humility and innovation. As we look forward, we are grounded by Slack's mission to make people's working life simpler, more pleasant and more productive. We have so much opportunity to bring the Digital HQ to every Salesforce customer and many more as we continue to grow together. To the Slack team, I could not be more excited to work with you, and the future is looking bright. Let's get to building the future of work!

I broke the news this morning that Slack CEO and co-founder Stewart Butterfield is leaving the company in January. The news comes just days after Salesforce announced its co-CEO and heir apparent Bret Taylor is also leaving the company in early 2023. In an announcement posted to Slack, Butterfield called the back-to-back departures "weird timing," and said his exit had been planned for "months." His wife is having a baby, he wants to spend more time gardening, etc. Frankly, that's relatable. Salesforce bought Slack for nearly $28B in 2021, and Taylor was a big proponent of the acquisition. So, you tell me — coincidence or no? Details are in my story for Business Insider below. Let me know in the comments or DMs, or if you work for Salesforce or Slack and would like to chat privately — text/call me on the encrypted messaging app Signal at 646-847-9416 or email [email protected]. https://lnkd.in/e4edpemi #slack #salesforce #ceo #crm #cloud #technology

Salesforce departures last few days: - Bret Taylor (co-CEO) - Gavin Patterson (Chief Strategy Officer) - Mark Nelson (CEO, Tableau) - Stewart Butterfield (CEO, Slack) - Tamar Yehoshua (CPO, Slack) - Jonathan Prince (SVP, Marketing/Comms, Slack) cc Tanya Dua #technology

Slack's CEO and co-founder Stewart Butterfield plans to leave parent company Salesforce, the latest top-level departure at the business-software company.

Butterfield co-founded Slack and sold it to Salesforce last year for almost $28 billion.

Today I announced that I’ve decided to leave #slack. From the day I joined, I have felt how special a place Slack is - the people, the product, the culture. I’ve worked in many tech companies and none have the unique combination of craft, quality, customer focus, empathy and kindness that Slack has. I'm proud of all of our accomplishments - helping to make people’s working lives just a bit simpler, more pleasant and more productive, and I feel great about the Slack product roadmap ahead. I am grateful for everyone at Slack, and a special thank you to Stewart Butterfield for bringing me into the team and for setting such a high bar for the product, to Cal Henderson for being the best partner, and to the entire product organization for your dedication to your craft and to our customers.? I couldn’t be leaving the product team in better hands with Noah Desai Weiss the new Slack CPO.

Confirmed: Slack CEO Stewart Butterfield stepping down in January

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