"Slack CEO Denise Dresser is leaving the company and joining OpenAI as the company's chief revenue officer, multiple sources tell WIRED. Marc Benioff, the chief executive of Salesforce, which owns Slack, shared news of Dresser's departure in a message to staff on Monday evening. At OpenAI, Dresser will manage the company's enterprise unit, which has been growing rapidly this year. She will report to chief operating officer Brad Lightcap. She starts next week."
"Dresser has been at Slack for 14 years, according to Benioff's message. Prior to becoming CEO, she held a number of executive roles in Salesforce's enterprise sales unit. She was appointed CEO in 2023, after the previous CEO, Lidiane Jones, departed for the chief executive role at Bumble. (Jones served as Slack's CEO for about a year.) The company that eventually became Slack was founded in 2009. By 2014 it had become a fast-growing application for workplace chat and collaboration tools."
Denise Dresser is leaving Slack to join OpenAI as chief revenue officer and will manage OpenAI's enterprise unit, reporting to COO Brad Lightcap and starting next week. OpenAI Applications CEO Fidji Simo said Dresser's experience will help make AI useful, reliable, and accessible for businesses. Dresser spent 14 years at Slack and held executive roles in Salesforce's enterprise sales unit before being appointed Slack CEO in 2023 after Lidiane Jones departed for Bumble. Slack originated in 2009, grew into a major workplace collaboration app by 2014, and was acquired by Salesforce in 2021 for nearly $28 billion. Rob Seaman will serve as interim CEO of Slack.
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