MARC BENIOFF
A cloud computing pioneer and prolific philanthropist , Marc Benioff co-founded Salesforce in 1999 and has been its CEO and Chair since 2001
As Chair , Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder of Salesforce , Marc Benioff is a pioneer of cloud computing .
Founded in 1999 with a clear vision to be ‘ A World-Class Internet Company for Sales Force Automation ’, Salesforce is now a Fortune 500 company with more than 50,000 employees . It enables companies of every size and industry to digitally transform around their customers by harnessing the power of automation , AI , and real-time data to make every customer experience more personal , valuable and memorable .
The company has been recognised as the Most Innovative Company by Forbes , a Best Place to Work by Fortune , and the 10th Most Admired Company in the World by Fortune .
Today , under Benioff ’ s leadership , Salesforce is the # 1 provider of Customer Relationship Management ( CRM ) software globally .
Philanthropy and the 1-1-1 model Central to Salesforce ’ s identity is the mission to have a positive impact on the world .
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MARC BENIOFF
TITLE : CHAIR , CEO & CO-FOUNDER COMPANY : SALESFORCE LOCATION : UNITED STATES
Marc Benioff is Chair , Chief
Executive Officer and Co-Founder of Salesforce and a pioneer of cloud computing .
Under Benioff ’ s leadership , Salesforce is the # 1 provider of Customer Relationship Management ( CRM ) software globally and one of the world ’ s fastest-growing enterprise software companies .
Benioff founded Salesforce in 1999 , and it is now a Fortune 150 company with 70,000 + employees , guided by five core values — trust , customer success , innovation , equality and sustainability . The company has been recognised as the Most Innovative Company by Forbes , a Best Place to Work by Fortune , and the 10th Most Admired Company in the World by Fortune .
20 October 2023