Coverage dated December 4, 2022

Stewart Butterfield, Slack CEO And Cofounder, Is Stepping Down In Salesforce Departure

Headline from Forbes

The news comes just days after Salesforce announced that Bret Taylor would be stepping down as Salesforce co-CEO in January, which Butterfield wrote in a reported internal note was unrelated.

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Insider
Meet incoming Slack CEO Lidiane Jones, who will take over when co-founder Stewart Butterfield departs in January (opens Insider)
Published Dec 4, 2022
Insider's feed description
Lidiane Jones is taking over the CEO role at Slack as co-founder Stewart Butterfield exits parent company Salesforce.
New York Times
Slack C.E.O. to Step Down in January (opens New York Times)
Published Dec 4, 2022
New York Times's feed description
Stewart Butterfield, the chief executive of Slack, which is owned by Salesforce, is the latest to announce an exit from Salesforce in recent weeks.
Forbes
Stewart Butterfield, Slack CEO And Cofounder, Is Stepping Down In Salesforce Departure (opens Forbes)
Published Dec 4, 2022
Forbes's feed description
The news comes just days after Salesforce announced that Bret Taylor would be stepping down as Salesforce co-CEO in January, which Butterfield wrote in a reported internal note was unrelated.
Insider
Slack CEO Stewart Butterfield to exit Salesforce in January. 'This has nothing to do with Bret's departure.' (opens Insider)
Published Dec 4, 2022
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Butterfield co-founded Slack and sold it to Salesforce last year for almost $28 billion.
Engadget
Slack CEO Stewart Butterfield is leaving the company in January (opens Engadget)
Published Dec 4, 2022
Engadget's feed description
Slack CEO and co-founder Stewart Butterfield is leaving the company in January, continuing a shakeup at the San Francisco-based software company..